MCP server exposing Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, and JS tools over stdio.
Connect Platter to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. MCP server exposing Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, and JS tools over stdio. The platter mcp server is what makes that connection.
MCP server that exposes Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, and JS tools over Stdio and StreamableHTTP transports. Built with Bun, compiles to standalone executables.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
read — Read file contents with pagination (offset/limit). Detects image files (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP) and returns metadata. Truncates text to 2000 lines orwrite — Create or overwrite files. Auto-creates parent directoriesedit — Find-and-replace with exact or fuzzy matching (normalizes smart quotes, dashes, and Unicode whitespace). Requires a unique match, or use replace_allbash — Execute shell commands with optional timeout. Output truncated to last 2000 lines or 50KBglob — Fast file pattern matching. Returns up to 500 paths matching a glob pattern (e.g. **/*.ts)grep — Search file contents using ripgrep. Supports regex, file filtering, context lines, and multiple outputRestrictions — You can limit which tools are registered, which filesystem paths file tools can access, and which commands the bash tool can executeAuthentication — The Authentication tool exposed by this serverLimitations — The Limitations tool exposed by this serverghcr.io/hadriangateway/platter on a container image is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
Configuration is passed through the environment: MCP_DANGEROUSLY_ALLOW_INSECURE_ISSUER_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the file and storage access options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Platter's toolset — read, write, edit and 6 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ScriptSmith; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| read | Read file contents with pagination (offset/limit). Detects image files (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP) and returns metadata. Truncates text to 2000 lines or 50KB. |
| write | Create or overwrite files. Auto-creates parent directories. |
| edit | Find-and-replace with exact or fuzzy matching (normalizes smart quotes, dashes, and Unicode whitespace). Requires a unique match, or use replace_all for every occurrence (exact matches only). Returns a unified diff. |
| bash | Execute shell commands with optional timeout. Output truncated to last 2000 lines or 50KB. |
| glob | Fast file pattern matching. Returns up to 500 paths matching a glob pattern (e.g. **/*.ts). |
| grep | Search file contents using [ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep). Supports regex, file filtering, context lines, and multiple output modes. Requires rg to be installed. |
| Restrictions | You can limit which tools are registered, which filesystem paths file tools can access, and which commands the bash tool can execute. |
| Authentication | The Authentication tool exposed by this server. |
| Limitations | The Limitations tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"platter": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/hadriangateway/platter"],
"env": {
"MCP_DANGEROUSLY_ALLOW_INSECURE_ISSUER_URL": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| MCP_DANGEROUSLY_ALLOW_INSECURE_ISSUER_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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