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Keyword Search MCP Server

āœ… MCP Server – Keyword Search Tool (Case-Insensitive)

This project is a simple MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server built using FastAPI. It includes a tool that allows users to search for a keyword inside a file (case-insensitive).


šŸ“„ Documentation

You can view the detailed documentation here:
Assignment Documentation


šŸ“ Project Structure

mcp-server/ ā”œā”€ā”€ server.py ā”œā”€ā”€ tools/ │ ā”œā”€ā”€ __init__.py │ └── search_tool.py ā”œā”€ā”€ requirements.txt └── README.md

āš™ļø 1. Setup Instructions

āœ… Step 1: Clone or Create Project Folder

cd mcp-server

āœ… Step 2: Create and Activate Virtual Environment (Optional but Recommended)

python -m venv venv # Activate it: # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate # On Linux/Mac: source venv/bin/activate

āœ… Step 3: Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

šŸš€ 2. Run the MCP Server

uvicorn server:app --reload --port 8000

If successful, you will see:

Uvicorn running on http://127.0.0.1:8000

Visit in browser:

http://127.0.0.1:8000

Or API docs (auto-generated):

http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs

šŸ” 3. Search Keyword in a File (API Usage)

āœ… Request Format (POST /search)

{ "file_path": "path/to/file.txt", "keyword": "example" }

āœ… Example using curl:

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:8000/search" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"file_path": "sample.txt", "keyword": "hello"}'

āœ… Example Response:

{ "results": [ "Line 2: Hello World", "Line 5: hElLo again" ] }

šŸ›  4. Code Summary

server.py

Defines API endpoint /search.


āœ… 5. Features

āœ” FastAPI-powered MCP server āœ” Case-insensitive keyword search āœ” Shows line number + text where keyword exists āœ” Error handling for missing files


šŸ“Œ 6. Future Improvements (Optional)

  • šŸ”¹ Search across directories

  • šŸ”¹ Regex support

  • šŸ”¹ Return JSON with {line_number, content} format

  • šŸ”¹ File type filtering (.txt, .py, .md, etc.)

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