ftp — MCP Server

Full FTP / FTPS / SFTP client for AI agents via the Model Context Protocol. Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client to remote file servers — no GUI needed.

Quick start

# npm  (no Python knowledge required)
npx @infosec-mcp/ftp

# pip
pip install ftp
ftp-mcp

Claude Desktop config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ftp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@infosec-mcp/ftp"]
    }
  }
}

What it does

| Area | Tools | |------|-------| | Connect | connect_ftp, connect_sftp, disconnect, list_sessions, session_info | | Browse | pwd, list_directory, change_directory, directory_tree | | Manage dirs | create_directory, remove_directory | | Transfer | upload_file, download_file | | File ops | delete_file, rename_file, move_file, copy_file | | Read | read_text_file, read_binary_metadata, tail_file | | Search | search_files_tool, find_large_files_tool, find_recent_files_tool, find_duplicate_files_tool | | Permissions | get_permissions, set_permissions | | Integrity | calculate_hash, compare_files_tool | | Monitor | storage_usage, transfer_history, recent_activity |

Protocols: FTP · Explicit FTPS · Implicit FTPS · SFTP (password + SSH key auth)

Environment variables

| Variable | Default | Description | |----------|---------|-------------| | FTP_MCP_LOG_LEVEL | INFO | DEBUG / INFO / WARNING / ERROR | | FTP_MCP_JSON_LOGS | false | Emit JSON-structured logs | | FTP_MCP_LOG_FILE | — | Write logs to this path | | FTP_MCP_IDLE_TIMEOUT | 300 | Seconds before idle session disconnects | | FTP_MCP_MAX_SESSIONS | 50 | Max concurrent sessions |

License

MIT