Claude Text Editor MCP Server
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An MCP server for viewing, editing, and creating text files, based on the Claude built-in text editor tool.
Details
- License
- MIT
Explore
- Identical API to Claude's Text Editor: Implements the exact same interface as Claude's built-in text editor tool
- MCP Server Implementation: Follows the Model Context Protocol standard for AI tool integration
- File Operations:
- View file contents with optional line range specification
- Create new files
- Replace text in existing files
- Insert text at specific line numbers
- Undo previous edits
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Claude Text Editor MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
npm install mcp-server-text-editor
mcp-server-text-editor
{
"mcpServers": {
"textEditor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-text-editor"]
}
}
}
pnpm install
text_editor
View, create, and edit files with persistent state across command calls. This tool is identical with Claude's built in text editor tool called text_editor_20241022
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"claude text editor mcp server": {
"mcp-server-text-editor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-text-editor"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"mcp-server-text-editor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-text-editor"
]
}
}
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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, allowing you to view, edit, and create text files through a standardized API.
Features
- Identical API to Claude's Text Editor: Implements the exact same interface as Claude's built-in text editor tool
- MCP Server Implementation: Follows the Model Context Protocol standard for AI tool integration
- File Operations:
- View file contents with optional line range specification
- Create new files
- Replace text in existing files
- Insert text at specific line numbers
- Undo previous edits
Supported Claude Text Editor Versions
This package implements an equivalent tool to the built-in Claude text editor tool versions:
- text_editor_20241022 (Claude 3.5 Sonnet)
- text_editor_20250124 (Claude 3.7 Sonnet)
But using the tool name 'text_editor' to avoid name conflicts with built-in Claude tools.
Installation
```bash
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