mcp-server-text-editor MCP Server

An open-source implementation of the Claude built-in text editor tool as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. This package provides the same functionality as Claude's built-in text editor tool…

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What is the mcp-server-text-editor MCP Server?

mcp-server-text-editor is an MCP project maintained in the bhouston/mcp-server-text-editor repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An open-source implementation of the Claude built-in text editor tool as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. This package provides the same functionality as Claude's…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

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

Source

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

How to install the mcp-server-text-editor MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "textEditor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-text-editor"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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