Downloads Organizer MCP server

The Cursor MCP File Organizer is a server that integrates with Cursor IDE to automatically organize files in your Downloads folder by type, keeping your system tidy and structured. It categorizes files like images, documents, archives, and more into appropriate folders based on customizable rules.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• TypeScript
• Cursor IDE

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/AlexanderVTr/cursor-mcp-file-organizer.git
cd cursor-mcp-file-organizer

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Build the project:

npm run build

Configuration

Setting Up Cursor IDE

Configure your Cursor IDE MCP settings by adding the following to your configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "file-organizer": {
      "url": "http://localhost:3001",
      "port": 3001,
      "enabled": true,
      "description": "File organization MCP server"
    }
  }
}

Customizing Organization Rules

You can customize how files are organized by editing the mcp-config.json file:

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "rules": {
    "downloads": {
      "path": "~/Downloads",
      "organizeBy": {
        "images": {
          "extensions": [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif", ".webp", ".svg"],
          "destination": "~/Downloads/Pictures"
        }
        // Add other categories as needed
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

Starting the Server

Start the MCP server with:

npm start

Using Commands in Cursor IDE

You can send commands to the server from Cursor IDE. Here are some examples:

Organizing Files

{
  command: "organizeFiles",
  args: {
    path: "~/Downloads"
  }
}

Available Commands

The MCP server supports the following commands:

• listDir: List directory contents
• readFile: Read file contents
• writeFile: Write content to file
• moveFile: Move file to new location
• createDir: Create directory
• organizeFiles: Organize files by type

Example Command Usage

List Directory Contents

{
  command: "listDir",
  args: {
    path: "~/Downloads"
  }
}

Move a File

{
  command: "moveFile",
  args: {
    source: "~/Downloads/document.pdf",
    destination: "~/Documents/document.pdf"
  }
}

Create a Directory

{
  command: "createDir",
  args: {
    path: "~/Downloads/NewFolder"
  }
}

Supported File Categories

The organizer supports multiple file types including:

• Images: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, webp, svg, etc.
• Documents: pdf, doc, docx, txt, etc.
• Archives: zip, rar, 7z, tar, etc.
• Code files: js, ts, py, java, etc.
• Media files: mp4, mp3, wav, etc.
• Design files: psd, ai, sketch, etc.
• Databases: sql, sqlite, etc.
• Fonts: ttf, otf, woff, etc.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "file-organizer" '{"url":"http://localhost:3001","port":3001,"enabled":true,"description":"File organization MCP server"}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "file-organizer": {
            "url": "http://localhost:3001",
            "port": 3001,
            "enabled": true,
            "description": "File organization MCP server"
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "file-organizer": {
            "url": "http://localhost:3001",
            "port": 3001,
            "enabled": true,
            "description": "File organization MCP server"
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect