MCP Start App

# MCP Start App A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for advanced local file management and system operations. ## Features ### 🗂️ File Operations - **Read/Write Files**: Full support for text file operations with encoding handling - **List Directories**: Browse filesystem with size information and hidden file support - **File Information**: Detailed metadata including permissions, timestamps, and size - **Path Validation**: Robust path handling with security checks ### ✏️ Advanced File Editing - **Line-based Editing**: Edit, insert, or delete specific lines in files - **Find & Replace**: Text replacement with regex support across multiple files - **Diff Viewing**: Compare current files with backups - **Edit History**: Track all file modifications with detailed logs ### 🔍 Advanced Search Capabilities - **VSCode-like Search**: Advanced search across multiple files with context - **File Type Filtering**: Search by extension groups (code, web, config, etc.) - **Pattern Matching**: Support for wildcards and regex - **Context Display**: Show surrounding lines for search results - **File Name Search**: Find files by name patterns - **Search Statistics**: Analyze file distribution and sizes ### 💻 System Operations - **Command Execution**: Safe execution of system commands - **System Information**: Hardware and software details - **Process Management**: View running processes - **File Finding**: Advanced file discovery with patterns ### 🔧 Code Tools - **Syntax Validation**: Check syntax for Python, JavaScript, JSON, etc. - **Code Formatting**: Format code using standard formatters (Black, Prettier) - **Language Detection**: Auto-detect programming languages ### 🔄 Backup & History - **Automatic Backups**: Files are backed up before modifications - **Edit Tracking**: Complete history of all file operations - **Restoration**: Easy restore from backups - **History Analysis**: Statistics and insights on editing patterns ### 🛡️ Security & Safety - **Path Validation**: Prevents directory traversal attacks - **File Size Limits**: Configurable limits to prevent memory issues - **Command Filtering**: Restricted dangerous command execution - **Backup System**: Automatic backup before destructive operations ## Quick Start ### 1. Installation ```bash # Clone or navigate to the project cd /Users/{{USERNAME}}/Documents/mcp-start-app # Run the installation script (sets up venv and installs everything) ./scripts/install.sh ``` ### 2. Activation ```bash # Activate the virtual environment source venv/bin/activate # Run the server mcp-start-app ``` ### 3. Alternative Run Methods ```bash # Using the run script (auto-activates venv) ./scripts/run_server.py # Direct Python execution source venv/bin/activate python -m mcp_start_app.main ``` ## Configuration ### Claude Desktop Configuration Add to your Claude Desktop config file: ```json { "mcpServers": { "mcp-start-app": { "command": "/Users/{{USERNAME}}/Documents/mcp-start-app/scripts/run_server.py", "args": [] } } } ``` ## Available Tools ### Basic File Operations - `list_files(directory, show_hidden)` - List directory contents - `read_file(file_path)` - Read text file contents - `write_file(file_path, content)` - Write content to file - `get_file_lines(file_path, start_line, end_line)` - Get specific lines - `get_file_info(file_path)` - Get detailed file information ### Advanced File Editing - `edit_file_lines(file_path, start_line, new_content, end_line)` - Edit specific lines - `insert_lines(file_path, line_number, content)` - Insert new lines - `delete_lines(file_path, start_line, end_line)` - Delete lines - `replace_in_file(file_path, search_pattern, replace_with, use_regex)` - Find & replace - `get_file_diff(file_path, backup_file)` - Show file differences - `get_edit_history(limit, file_path)` - View edit history ### Advanced Search Tools - `search_adv(search_term, search_path, case_sensitive, whole_word, use_regex, include_patterns, exclude_patterns, file_types, max_results, context_lines, show_hidden)` - Advanced multi-file search - `replace_adv(search_term, replace_with, search_path, case_sensitive, whole_word, use_regex, include_patterns, exclude_patterns, file_types, dry_run, backup)` - Advanced multi-file replace - `search_files_by_name(filename_pattern, search_path, case_sensitive, exact_match, show_hidden, exclude_patterns)` - Search files by name - `search_in_files(search_pattern, directory, file_pattern, use_regex)` - Simple text search - `get_search_stats(search_path)` - Get directory statistics ### System Tools - `run_command(command)` - Execute system commands (with safety restrictions) - `get_system_info()` - Get comprehensive system information - `find_files(pattern, directory, max_results)` - Find files by pattern - `get_running_processes()` - View running processes ### Code Tools - `validate_syntax(file_path)` - Check code syntax - `format_code(file_path, language)` - Format code files ### Data Tools - `get_local_data(query)` - Local data queries ## Project Structure ``` mcp-start-app/ ├── 📁 venv/ # Virtual environment ├── 📁 src/mcp_local/ # Main package │ ├── 📁 core/ # Core utilities & config │ ├── 📁 services/ # Business logic layer │ ├── 📁 tools/ # MCP tool implementations │ │ ├── file_operations.py # Basic file tools │ │ ├── file_editing.py # Advanced editing tools │ │ ├── search_tools.py # Search and replace tools │ │ ├── system_tools.py # System operation tools │ │ └── code_tools.py # Code formatting and validation │ ├── main.py # Entry point │ └── server.py # Server configuration ├── 📁 tests/ # Test suite ├── 📁 scripts/ # Installation & run scripts ├── requirements.txt # Dependencies ├── pyproject.toml # Python packaging └── README.md # This file ``` ## Development ### Running Tests ```bash source venv/bin/activate pytest # Run all tests pytest --cov # Run with coverage ``` ### Code Quality ```bash source venv/bin/activate black src/ tests/ # Format code isort src/ tests/ # Sort imports flake8 src/ tests/ # Lint code mypy src/ # Type checking ``` ## License This project is licensed under the MIT License.