FTP Access Server connects AI assistants to FTP servers for remote file management operations. It provides a natural language interface for browsing, transferring, and organizing files on standard FTP servers. Key capabilities: - List directory contents to browse files and folders on remote servers - Download files from FTP servers to your local environment - Upload files to create new or update existing files on remote servers - Create directories to organize your FTP server structure - Delete files and directories to manage server storage

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MCP Server for FTP Access

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This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides tools for interacting with FTP servers. It allows Claude.app to list directories, download and upload files, create directories, and delete files/directories on FTP servers.

Features

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install mcp-server-ftp for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @alxspiker/mcp-server-ftp --client claude

Prerequisites

Building from Source

#### Linux/macOS

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/alxspiker/mcp-server-ftp.git
cd mcp-server-ftp
Install dependencies
npm install
Build the project
npm run build

#### Windows

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/alxspiker/mcp-server-ftp.git
cd mcp-server-ftp
Run the Windows build helper script
build-windows.bat

The build-windows.bat script handles dependency installation and building on Windows systems, with fallback options if the TypeScript compiler has issues.

Configuration

To use this server with Claude for Desktop, add it to your configuration file:

MacOS/Linux

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ftp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-server-ftp/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "FTP_HOST": "ftp.example.com",
        "FTP_PORT": "21",
        "FTP_USER": "your-username",
        "FTP_PASSWORD": "your-password",
        "FTP_SECURE": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windows

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ftp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\mcp-server-ftp\\build\\index.js"],
      "env": {
        "FTP_HOST": "ftp.example.com",
        "FTP_PORT": "21",
        "FTP_USER": "your-username",
        "FTP_PASSWORD": "your-password",
        "FTP_SECURE": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

Troubleshooting Windows Build Issues

If you encounter build issues on Windows:

1. Use the provided build-windows.bat script which handles common build issues 2. Make sure Node.js and npm are properly installed 3. Try running the TypeScript compiler directly: npx tsc 4. If you still have issues, you can use the pre-compiled files in the build directory by running:

   node path\to\mcp-server-ftp\build\index.js
   

Configuration Options

| Environment Variable | Description | Default | |---------------------|-------------|---------| | FTP_HOST | FTP server hostname or IP address | localhost | | FTP_PORT | FTP server port | 21 | | FTP_USER | FTP username | anonymous | | FTP_PASSWORD | FTP password | (empty string) | | FTP_SECURE | Use secure FTP (FTPS) | false |

Usage

After configuring and restarting Claude for Desktop, you can use natural language to perform FTP operations:

Available Tools

| Tool Name | Description | |-----------|-------------| | list-directory | List contents of an FTP directory | | download-file | Download a file from the FTP server | | upload-file | Upload a file to the FTP server | | create-directory | Create a new directory on the FTP server | | delete-file | Delete a file from the FTP server | | delete-directory | Delete a directory from the FTP server |

Security Considerations

License

MIT