File System MCP Server

# 🤖 How to Edit Files Through Kiro Chat Interface ## 🚀 Quick Setup 1. **Run the setup:** ```bash python3 setup_kiro_integration.py ``` 2. **Install MCP dependencies:** ```bash pip install mcp python-magic ``` 3. **Restart Kiro** to load the MCP server 4. **Verify it's working:** In Kiro chat, type: "List files in current directory" ## 📝 Editing the Empty File I've created an empty file called `empty_file_for_kiro.txt` that you can edit through Kiro chat. ### Example Conversations: **🗣️ You:** "Read the empty_file_for_kiro.txt file" **🤖 Kiro:** *Uses read_file tool and tells you it's empty* **🗣️ You:** "Add some content to empty_file_for_kiro.txt - write a simple todo list" **🤖 Kiro:** *Uses update_file tool to add content like:* ``` # My Todo List - [ ] Learn MCP server integration - [ ] Test file editing through Kiro - [ ] Build more automation tools - [ ] Organize my project files ``` **🗣️ You:** "Add a new task to my todo list about learning Python" **🤖 Kiro:** *Reads the current content, then updates it with the new task* **🗣️ You:** "Convert my todo list to markdown format with better formatting" **🤖 Kiro:** *Reads and reformats the file with proper markdown* ## 🎯 Real Examples You Can Try Right Now ### 1. Basic File Operations ``` "Read the README.md file and summarize what this project does" "Create a new file called my_notes.txt with a heading and some bullet points" "List all Python files in the src directory" "Show me the contents of the pyproject.toml file" ``` ### 2. Code File Editing ``` "Create a Python script called calculator.py with basic math functions" "Add error handling to the calculator.py file" "Read the main.py file and explain what it does" "Update the Python script to include logging" ``` ### 3. Project Management ``` "Create a project status file listing all the main components" "Update the CHANGELOG.md with today's changes" "Create a new markdown file documenting how to use this MCP server" "List all configuration files in this project" ``` ### 4. Advanced Operations ``` "Find all TODO comments in Python files and create a summary" "Create a backup of important configuration files" "Generate a file listing all the test files and their purposes" "Update the README with installation instructions" ``` ## 🛠️ Available MCP Tools Through Kiro When you chat with Kiro, it automatically uses these tools: 1. **read_file** - "Read the config.json file" 2. **write_file** - "Create a new file called notes.txt with..." 3. **update_file** - "Add a new section to the README file" 4. **list_directory** - "Show me all Python files" 5. **delete_file** - "Delete the temporary test file" 6. **get_file_info** - "What's the size of the README file?" ## 🔒 Safety Features - **Automatic Backups**: Every file change creates a timestamped backup - **Protected Paths**: System directories can't be modified - **Safe Deletion**: Files are moved to backup, not permanently deleted - **Rollback**: Failed operations restore from backup automatically ## 📁 Files You Can Edit Right Now In this project, you have: - `empty_file_for_kiro.txt` - Empty file ready for editing - `README.md` - Project documentation - `pyproject.toml` - Project configuration - Any Python files in `src/` - Code files - Configuration files in `config/` - Settings files ## 💬 Natural Language Examples You can be very natural in your requests: **Instead of:** "Use update_file tool on README.md with new content" **Say:** "Add a troubleshooting section to the README file" **Instead of:** "Execute list_directory with pattern *.py" **Say:** "Show me all the Python files in this project" **Instead of:** "Call read_file on config.json then modify" **Say:** "Read the config file and change the debug setting to true" ## 🎊 Try It Now! 1. **Set up the MCP server:** ```bash python3 setup_kiro_integration.py ``` 2. **Restart Kiro** 3. **Test with simple commands:** - "List files in current directory" - "Read the empty_file_for_kiro.txt file" - "Add some content to the empty file" 4. **Try more complex operations:** - "Create a Python script with a hello world function" - "Update my todo list with new tasks" - "Show me all markdown files in this project" ## 🔧 Troubleshooting **If Kiro doesn't recognize file commands:** 1. Check MCP panel - "file-system-operations" should be connected 2. Restart Kiro after setup 3. Verify with: `python3 test_real_filesystem.py` **If you get permission errors:** 1. Check the protected_paths in configuration 2. Make sure you're not trying to edit system files 3. Use relative paths from your project directory **If backups aren't working:** 1. Check that `.kiro_file_backups` directory exists 2. Verify backup_directory in configuration 3. Look for backup files with timestamp suffixes ## 🎯 Success! Once working, you can edit any text file in your system through natural conversation with Kiro. The MCP server handles all the file operations safely with automatic backups and security checks. **Happy file editing! 🚀**