tumf / mcp-text-editor
A token-efficient MCP server for safe, line-oriented text file editing with partial reads, hash-based conflict detection, and atomic multi-file operations.
Why this job: name: mcp; says: mcp server; topics: model-context-protocol, mcp
What it does
- Line-oriented text file editing and reading
- Smart partial file access to minimize token usage in LLM applications
- Get text file contents with line range specification
- Read multiple ranges from multiple files in a single operation
- Line-based patch application with correct handling of line number shifts
Get started
No single install command. Read the steps in the README (opens in new tab)
- Maintenance
- Active
- Last commit 58 days ago
- Stars
- 202
- On GitHub
- Licence
- MIT
- Allows business use
- Downloads for
- None listed
- No release files
- Latest version
- v1.2.2
- Released 58 days ago
- Built with
- Python
- 99% of the code
Is it looked after?
- Contributors
- 1
- Last 90 days
- Issues
- 94% closed
- 1 still open
- Pull requests
- 19 merged
- 0 waiting
- Releases
- 5
- 3 in the last year
- No contributing guide
- No security policy
- No code of conduct
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More: languages, topics and project record
Languages
- Python 99%
- Dockerfile <1%
- Makefile <1%
- Shell <1%
Topics
- file-editing
- llm-tools
- mcp
- model-context-protocol
- python
- text-editor
Project record
- JobMCP servers
- StatusListed
- Commits250
- Forks25
- Watching1
- Stars in 28 days+1
- CreatedDec 11, 2024
- First seen by usNov 7, 2026
- CheckedNov 7, 2026