FTP File Manager MCP server

The File Manager MCP is a powerful application that provides a modern interface for managing FTP file operations, allowing you to browse, upload, download, and manage files on remote FTP servers through an intuitive user interface.

Installation Options

Using Smithery Hosted Service

The simplest way to use File Manager MCP is through the hosted service:

1. Visit File Manager on Smithery
2. Create an account or sign in
3. Connect using your preferred development environment:
   • Visual Studio Code
   • Cursor
   • Any IDE or tool with MCP integration

Local Installation

If you prefer running the application locally, follow these steps:

1. Ensure you have .NET 9.0 SDK installed

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/taha-ghadirian/FileManagerMcp.git
   cd FileManagerMcp
   

3. Install dependencies:

   dotnet restore
   

4. Build the project:

   dotnet build
   

5. Run the application with the inspector:

   npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector dotnet run
   

Configuration

The application requires several environment variables to connect to your FTP server:

Option	Description	Required	Default
ftpHost	FTP server hostname or IP address	Yes	-
ftpUsername	FTP account username	Yes	-
ftpPassword	FTP account password	Yes	-
ftpPort	FTP server port	No	21

Setting Configuration Variables

You can set these environment variables when running the application:

ftpHost=ftp.example.com ftpUsername=myuser ftpPassword=mypassword npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector dotnet run

Security Note: Avoid storing passwords in your command history or configuration files. Use secure environment variables or secrets management for production deployments.

Features

The File Manager MCP provides several key capabilities:

• Browse and Navigate: Explore remote FTP directories with ease
• Upload: Transfer files and entire directories to the FTP server
• Download: Retrieve files and directories from the server to your local machine
• Delete: Remove unwanted files and directories
• Create: Set up new directories on the FTP server
• Recursive Operations: Perform actions on entire directory structures
• Modern Interface: Interact with a clean, intuitive user interface

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 "filemanagermcp" '{"command":"dotnet","args":["run"],"envVars":{"ftpHost":"${ftpHost}","ftpUsername":"${ftpUsername}","ftpPassword":"${ftpPassword}","ftpPort":"${ftpPort:21}"}}'

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": {
        "filemanagermcp": {
            "command": "dotnet",
            "args": [
                "run"
            ],
            "envVars": {
                "ftpHost": "${ftpHost}",
                "ftpUsername": "${ftpUsername}",
                "ftpPassword": "${ftpPassword}",
                "ftpPort": "${ftpPort:21}"
            }
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "filemanagermcp": {
            "command": "dotnet",
            "args": [
                "run"
            ],
            "envVars": {
                "ftpHost": "${ftpHost}",
                "ftpUsername": "${ftpUsername}",
                "ftpPassword": "${ftpPassword}",
                "ftpPort": "${ftpPort:21}"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect