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File Control MCP
pwalagov/file-control-mcp
A powerful MCP server providing AI assistants with complete directory analysis and file editing capabilities, including project structure viewing, file search, content editing, Git integration and other advanced features.
Install
Client configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"directory-context": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/server.js"
]
}
}
}- Author
- @pwalagov
- Category
- File System, Developer Tools
- License
- MIT
- Updated
- Oct 6, 2026
About File Control MCP
TL;DR: A powerful MCP server that gives AI assistants full directory analysis and file editing capabilities.
Features
Complete Directory Structure: Get detailed tree views of any directory with metadata
Intelligent Project Analysis: Automatic project type detection and context summary
Smart File Search: Regex and text-based search across multiple file types
Git Integration: Extract repository context, commit history, and working directory status
File Statistics: Comprehensive analysis of file types, sizes, and modification dates
Create Files: Generate new files with specified content
Update Files: Sophisticated search-and-replace operations with regex support
Append Content: Add content to existing files with formatting options
Delete Files: Remove files with optional backup creation
Rename/Move Files: Relocate and rename files with collision detection
Tools (13)
set_working_directory
Set the folder to work in
get_directory_structure
Show folder/file tree
search_files
Find text in files
create_file
Make new files
update_file
Edit existing files
delete_file
Remove files (with backup)
batch_file_operations
Do multiple operations at once
get_file_contents
Read multiple files
analyze_project_context
Analyze project
get_git_context
Git repository info
append_to_file
Append to file
rename_file
Rename/move file
create_directory
Create directory
Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README
Supported clients
Clients mentioned in this server's README:
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