File Manager MCP 📂

A powerful and user-friendly File Manager application that provides a modern interface for managing FTP file operations.

🤖 AI-Powered Development: This project is a result of vibe coding through AI prompt engineering. The entire codebase was developed by collaborating with AI, showcasing the potential of modern AI-assisted development practices.

🚀 Features

• 📁 Browse and manage remote FTP directories
• ⬆️ Upload files and directories
• ⬇️ Download files and directories
• 🗑️ Delete files and directories
• 📝 Create new directories
• 🔄 Recursive file operations support
• 💻 Clean and intuitive user interface

🚀 Usage

Using Smithery Hosted Service (Recommended)

1. Visit File Manager on smithery

2. Create an account or sign in

3. Connect using your preferred development environment:

4. Visual Studio Code
5. Cursor
6. Any IDE or tool with MCP integration

Alternative: Local Installation

If you prefer running the application locally, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have the .NET 9.0 SDK installed
2. Follow the installation steps below to build and run the application

🛠️ Build and Run Locally

1. Clone the repository:

HTTPS: bash git clone https://github.com/taha-ghadirian/FileManagerMcp.git

SSH: bash git clone git@github.com:taha-ghadirian/FileManagerMcp.git

Then navigate to the project directory: bash cd FileManagerMcp

1. Install dependencies:

dotnet restore

1. Build the project:

dotnet build

1. Run the application in inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector dotnet run

🔧 Configuration

The application uses environment variables for configuration. Here are the required environment variables:

Option	Description	Required	Default
ftpHost	FTP server hostname or IP address	Yes	-
ftpUsername	FTP account username	Yes	-
ftpPassword	FTP account password	Yes	-
ftpPort	FTP server port	No	21

You can set these environment variables in several ways:

1. Setting them inline when running the application: bash ftpHost=ftp.example.com ftpUsername=myuser ftpPassword=mypassword npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector dotnet run

⚠️ Security Note: Never commit sensitive information like passwords to version control. Always use environment variables or secure secrets management for production deployments.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the project
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details. This means:

• You can freely use, modify, and distribute this software
• If you modify and distribute this software, you must:
• Make your source code available
• License your modifications under GPL v3.0
• Document your changes
• Preserve the original copyright notices

📞 Support

If you have any questions or need support, please open an issue in the GitHub repository.

✨ Acknowledgments

• Thanks to all contributors who have helped shape this project
• Built with .NET and modern best practices

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Made with ❤️ by Taha Ghadirian