edit_file

MCP tool from MCP Language Server by isaacphi

Allows making multiple text edits to a file based on line numbers. Provides a more reliable and context-economical way to edit files compared to search and replace based edit tools.

How to use it

edit_file is exposed by the MCP Language Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the edit_file tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

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definition

Retrieves the complete source code definition of any symbol (function, type, constant, etc.) from your codebase.

diagnostics

Provides diagnostic information for a specific file, including warnings and errors.

hover

Display documentation, type hints, or other hover information for a given location.

references

Locates all usages and references of a symbol throughout the codebase.

rename_symbol

Rename a symbol across a project.