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MCP server for file operations on non-UTF-8 text: detects the encoding from the bytes, hands the model UTF-8, and writes back in the original encoding with BOM and CRLF/LF intact.

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dimitar-grigorov/mcp-file-tools

Added 3 Sept 2026

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Overview

MCP server for file operations on non-UTF-8 text. Detects the encoding from bytes, converts to UTF-8 for the model, and writes back in the original encoding with BOM and CRLF/LF intact. Supports 24 encodings including Cyrillic, Western European, KOI8, ISO-8859, UTF-16, and GBK.

Best for

Best for
Developers working with legacy encoded text files in MCP-based workflows

Use cases

  • Reading legacy files with CP1251 or KOI8 encodings
  • Editing files without corrupting original encoding and line endings
  • Processing GBK or UTF-16 documents through an MCP client

How to use

Install

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector go run ./cmd/mcp-file-tools -- /path/to/allowed/dir

Tools exposed

  • MCP_DEFAULT_ENCODING
  • MCP_DEFAULT_LINE_ENDINGS
  • MCP_MEMORY_THRESHOLD
  • MCP_DETECTION_CANDIDATES
  • MCP_FILE_TOOLS_ALLOWED_DIRS
  • MCP_FILE_TOOLS_NO_CWD_FALLBACK

Clients listed in this record (not verified here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT

Notes

22 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-02. Licensed GPL-3.0.

Pros

  • Preserves original encoding, BOM, and CRLF/LF
  • Supports a wide range of legacy encodings
  • Simple Go implementation, easy to deploy

Cons

  • Limited to file operations, not a general-purpose tool
  • Small community (22 stars), may lack extensive testing
  • Requires MCP client integration
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