MCP Word Counter
by qpd-v
# MCP Word Counter
A Model Context Protocol server that provides tools for analyzing text documents, including counting words and characters. This server helps LLMs perform text analysis tasks by exposing simple document statistics functionality.
## Features
- Count words in documents
- Count total characters (including spaces)
- Count characters excluding spaces
- Process files directly without exposing content to LLMs
## Installation
```bash
npm install mcp-wordcounter
```
## Usage
### As a CLI tool
```bash
npx mcp-wordcounter
```
### In Claude Desktop
Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (`claude_desktop_config.json`):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-wordcounter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-wordcounter"],
"alwaysAllow": ["analyze_text"]
}
}
}
```
### Available Tools
#### analyze_text
Counts words and characters in a text document.
Parameters:
- `filePath` (string, required): Path to the text file to analyze
Returns:
- Word count
- Character count (including spaces)
- Character count (excluding spaces)
Example response:
```json
{
"content": [{
"type": "text",
"text": "Analysis Results:\n• Word count: 150\n• Character count (including spaces): 842\n• Character count (excluding spaces): 702"
}]
}
```
## Development
```bash
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Build the project
npm run build
# Run in watch mode during development
npm run watch
# Test with MCP Inspector
npm run inspector
```
## License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.