Remote File Server MCP Server

Remote File Server MCP MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that bridges Claude Desktop (or any MCP client) to your SMB/CIFS network share — Windows file servers, NAS drives, Samba shares, anything SMB.

Setting it up

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.

What the assistant can call

Once Remote File Server MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

• list_files — path (optional)
• read_file — path
• get_file_info — path
• search_files — pattern, path (optional), max_depth (optional)

Configuration and credentials

You will need 7 environment variables: SMB_HOST, SMB_SHARE, SMB_USERNAME, SMB_PASSWORD, SMB_PORT, ALLOWED_PATHS, AUDIT_LOG_PATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

• Python 3.11+ - Network access to the SMB server (port 445 by default) - SMB credentials with read permissions on the share

Before you rely on it

• It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
• MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the remote file server mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Remote File Server MCP's toolset — list_files, read_file, get_file_info and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by nithiin7; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

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