Delete File MCP server

This MCP server provides file deletion capabilities for AI assistants like Claude, allowing them to safely remove files from your system when needed. It offers intelligent path resolution and clear error messages to ensure files are deleted correctly.

Installation

Using Smithery

The easiest way to install the file deletion server for Claude Desktop is via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @qpd-v/mcp-delete --client claude

Manual Installation

You can run the server directly using npx:

npx @qpd-v/mcp-delete

Or install it globally for easier access:

npm install -g @qpd-v/mcp-delete

Configuration

Claude Desktop

To configure the server with Claude Desktop, add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

Windows:

// %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-delete": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@qpd-v/mcp-delete"]
    }
  }
}

macOS:

// ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-delete": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@qpd-v/mcp-delete"]
    }
  }
}

VSCode Roo Cline Extension

To configure the server with the VSCode Roo Cline extension:

Windows:

// %APPDATA%/Code/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-delete": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@qpd-v/mcp-delete"]
    }
  }
}

macOS:

// ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-delete": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@qpd-v/mcp-delete"]
    }
  }
}

Using the File Deletion Tool

Available Tool

delete_file

This tool removes a specified file from your system.

Parameters:

• path (string, required): Path to the file you want to delete (can be relative or absolute)

Example Usage

When chatting with Claude, you can ask it to delete a file like this:

Please delete the file example.txt

Claude will use the delete_file tool to safely remove the file.

Path Resolution

The server intelligently resolves file paths in multiple ways:

• It first tries the exact path you provide
• If that fails, it looks for the file relative to your current working directory
• It may also check paths relative to a specified base directory

This makes the tool more user-friendly as you can reference files using relative paths and the server will attempt to locate them correctly.

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 "mcp-delete" '{"command":"npx","args":["@qpd-v/mcp-delete"]}'

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": {
        "mcp-delete": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "@qpd-v/mcp-delete"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "mcp-delete": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "@qpd-v/mcp-delete"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect