MCP Text Editor Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that implements Anthropic's text editor tool functionality. This server allows Claude and other MCP clients to read and modify files within a specified directory.

Local serverstdioISC

What is the MCP Text Editor Server MCP Server?

MCP Text Editor Server is an MCP project maintained in the nathanonn/mcp-text-editor-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that implements Anthropic's text editor tool functionality. This server allows Claude and other MCP clients to read and modify…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

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

How to install the MCP Text Editor Server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "text-editor": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/build/text-editor-server.js",
        "/absolute/path/to/working/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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