chuk-mcp-virtual-fs

MCP (Mission Control Platform) server for the Virtual FileSystem. This package provides a set of tools for managing files and directories in a virtual filesystem through the MCP framework.

Features

• File and directory operations (create, read, write, delete, copy, move)
• Directory listing and file searching
• Filesystem snapshot management (create, restore, export, import)
• Storage statistics
• Support for different storage backends through Virtual FileSystem (local, S3, etc.)

Installation

pip install chuk-mcp-virtual-fs

Configuration

Create a config.yaml file with the following settings:

host:
  name: "chuk-mcp-virtual-fs"
  log_level: "INFO"

server:
  type: "stdio"  # or "websocket" for network-based communication

mcp_servers:
  virtual_fs:
    enabled: true
    location: "."
    tools:
      enabled: true
      module: "chuk_mcp_virtual_fs.tools"

Environment Variables

The following environment variables can be set to configure the virtual filesystem:

For S3 Provider

• VIRTUAL_FS_PROVIDER: Set to "s3" to use S3 storage (default if not specified)
• S3_BUCKET_NAME: Name of the S3 bucket to use
• S3_PREFIX: Prefix for all files within the bucket
• AWS_ENDPOINT_URL_S3: Custom endpoint URL for S3-compatible storage
• AWS_REGION: AWS region to use

For Local Provider

• VIRTUAL_FS_PROVIDER: Set to "local" to use local filesystem
• LOCAL_FS_ROOT: Root directory for the local filesystem

For Memory Provider

• VIRTUAL_FS_PROVIDER: Set to "memory" to use in-memory filesystem
• MEMORY_FS_ID: Optional identifier for the memory filesystem (defaults to "default")

Usage

Start the MCP server:

mcp-virtual-fs

Then use the MCP client to interact with the virtual filesystem tools.

Available Tools

• list_directory: List contents of a directory
• read_file: Read file content
• write_file: Write content to a file
• mkdir: Create a directory
• delete: Delete a file or directory
• copy: Copy a file or directory
• move: Move a file or directory
• find: Find files matching a pattern
• get_storage_stats: Get storage statistics
• create_snapshot: Create a filesystem snapshot
• restore_snapshot: Restore from a filesystem snapshot
• list_snapshots: List available snapshots
• export_snapshot: Export a snapshot to a file
• import_snapshot: Import a snapshot from a file

Development

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11 or higher
• Required packages: boto3, pydantic, chuk-mcp-runtime, mcp, chuk-virtual-fs

Setup Development Environment

1. Clone the repository
2. Install development dependencies:

   pip install -e ".[dev]"
   

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3. Run tests:

   pytest
   

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License

MIT