File Context Server
File Context Server is designed to provide Large Language Models (LLMs) with comprehensive access to file system data, including reading, searching, and analyzing code files. It supports real-time file watching, advanced caching, indexing, and detailed code analysis features, making it ideal for efficient code comprehension and manipulation.
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Apr 16 2025
File Context Server is designed to provide Large Language Models (LLMs) with comprehensive access to file system data, including reading, searching, and analyzing code files. It supports real-time file watching, advanced caching, indexing, and detailed code analysis features, making it ideal for efficient code comprehension and manipulation.
Added on:
Created by:
Apr 16 2025
Brian W. Smith
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What is File Context Server?
This MCP (Model Context Protocol) server facilitates LLMs to interact seamlessly with file systems. It offers functionalities like reading entire file contents, listing files with metadata, searching for patterns with regex, and analyzing code quality metrics such as complexity and dependencies. The server supports real-time file watching, cache invalidation, and multi-pattern searches, ensuring that LLMs have up-to-date and relevant context. It employs advanced caching strategies to improve performance and reduce redundant file reads. Ideal for code analysis, documentation, and development workflows, this server enhances the understanding and management of large codebases by providing structured and real-time file insights.
Who will use File Context Server?
- Developers
- Code reviewers
- AI model developers
- Software engineers
- Research scientists working on code analysis
How to use the File Context Server?
- Step1: Install the server via npm or Smithery.
- Step2: Start the server with the command `npx file-context-server`.
- Step3: Use the available API tools to list, read, search, or analyze code files.
- Step4: Configure caching and watching options as needed for your environment.
- Step5: Integrate with your LLM to fetch context and perform code understanding tasks.
File Context Server's Core Features & Benefits
The Core Features
- list_context_files
- read_context
- search_context
- analyze_code
- cache_stats
The Benefits
- Provides comprehensive file system insights to LLMs
- Enables efficient code analysis and search
- Supports real-time file watching and cache invalidation
- Enhances code comprehension with detailed metadata
- Reduces redundancy with smart caching strategies
File Context Server's Main Use Cases & Applications
- Automated code review tools
- Large-scale codebase documentation
- Intelligent code search and navigation
- AI-powered development environment enhancements
- Code quality metrics collection
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