edits
(array): List of edit operations, each containing:
How to use it
edits is exposed by the MCP Workspace MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the edits tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install MCP Workspace
pip install -e .Other tools in MCP Workspace (22)
Adds content to existing files
(string): Content to write to the file
Deletes a directory (empty, or a whole tree with recursive)
Removes files from the filesystem
(string): Path to the directory to delete (relative to project)
(boolean, optional): Preview changes without applying (default: False)
Makes selective edits using exact string matching
(integer, optional): Last line to return (1-based, inclusive). Must be provided together with startline.
(string): Path to the file to read (relative to project directory)
Lists available reference projects
Lists files and directories in the project directory
Lists files in a reference project
Moves or renames files/directories (git-aware: uses git mv for tracked files, else filesystem move)
(string): Replacement text
(string): Exact text to find and replace (must match exactly)
(boolean, default: False): Apply indentation from oldtext to newtext
Reads the contents of a file
Reads files from reference projects
(boolean, optional): Delete the whole tree when True (default: False)
Creates or overwrites files atomically
(integer, optional): First line to return (1-based, inclusive). Must be provided together with endline.
(boolean, optional): Prefix each line with its line number. Defaults to True when a line range is specified, False for full reads.