Shutil

An MCP server providing asynchronous shell utilities using aioshutil.

This project offers a set of file system tools designed for AI agents, returning structured JSON output instead of raw text. This allows for more precise and direct consumption of file system data by AI models.

Features

• Asynchronous Operations: Leverages aioshutil for non-blocking file system tasks.
• JSON Output: All tools return minified JSON, optimized for AI agents.
• Jail Support: Restrict file system access to a specific directory tree for security.
• Detailed Metadata: Tools like ls provide comprehensive information (size, mtime, mode, owner, etc.).
• HTTP Transport Support: Includes built-in support for SSE and Streamable HTTP transports.

Available Tools

• ls: List directory contents with detailed metadata.
• cp: Copy files or directories recursively.
• mv: Move/rename files or directories.
• rm: Remove files or directories recursively.
• chmod: Change file/directory permissions.
• chown: Change file/directory ownership.
• disk_usage: Get disk usage statistics for a path.
• which: Find the path to an executable.
• cat: Read file content, optionally limited to a specific line range.
• make_archive: Create archive files (zip, tar, etc.).
• unpack_archive: Unpack archive files.
• get_archive_formats: List supported archive formats.

Installation

pip install shutil-mcp

Usage

Run with stdio transport

shutil-mcp --transport stdio

Run with jail restriction

shutil-mcp --transport stdio --jail /path/to/projects

Run as SSE server

shutil-mcp --transport sse --jail /path/to/projects --port 8000

Development

See @DEVELOPMENT.md for detailed development instructions.

License

MIT