mcp-server-ftp MCP Server

This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides file-management tools for FTP, FTPS, and SFTP servers. It supports directory listing, binary-safe downloads/uploads, text edits, appends, renames/moves, directory…

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What is the mcp-server-ftp MCP Server?

mcp-server-ftp source profile. From the maintainer documentation: “This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides file-management tools for FTP, FTPS, and SFTP servers. It supports directory listing, binary-safe downloads/uploads, text edits, appends, renames/moves, directory creation, and deletion.”

Installation

The documented npm package is mcp-server-ftp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares FTP_HOST. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
list-directory	List contents of a remote directory
download-file	Download a file; binary content is returned as base64
upload-file	Upload text or base64-encoded binary content
create-directory	Create a directory
delete-file	Delete a file
delete-directory	Delete a directory
rename-file	Rename or move a file or directory
edit-file	Replace exact text in a remote text file
append-file	Append content to a file, creating it if needed

How to install the mcp-server-ftp MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ftp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-ftp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FTP_HOST": "ftp.example.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.