edit_file

MCP tool from Filesystem MCP by sandraschi

Precise text replacement with context validation and advanced matching.

How to use it

Project documentation lists edit_file for the Filesystem MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Filesystem MCP

$filesystem-mcp
FULL FILESYSTEM MCP LISTING

Other tools in Filesystem MCP (15)

analyze_dependencies

Analyze project dependencies from package managers

analyze_imports

Analyze Python import statements and dependencies

analyze_project

Detect project type, frameworks, and structure

calculate_directory_size

, findduplicatefiles, findlargefiles

check_file_sizes

Analyze file sizes and identify large files

detect_duplicates

Find duplicate files by content hash

file_ops

Comprehensive file management (readfile, writefile, editfile, movefile, undoedit).

find_empty_directories

, comparefiles, readmultiplefiles

find_symbols

Search for function/class definitions and usages

find_todos

Find TODO/FIXME comments in codebase

move_file

, readfilelines, searchfiles

run_linter

Execute code linting (ruff, flake8, eslint)

undo_edit

Reverts the most recent edit to a file by restoring its .bak backup.

validate_config

Validate configuration files (JSON/YAML/TOML/INI)

validate_json

Parse and validate JSON files with structure analysis