emcp 0.2.3

Essentials MCP server with filesystem, shell, and web tools

emcp

Essentials MCP server with tools for filesystem operations, shell execution, and web search.

Installation

To integrate emcp, add it to your MCP configuration file. Minimal setup with uvx:

{
  "command": "uvx",
  "args": [
    "emcp"
  ],
  "env": {}
}

You can also run it standalone with uvx or install the package from PyPI with uv:

uvx emcp

uv tool install emcp

Requirements

• rg (ripgrep) in your PATH for file search.

Configuration

You can configure emcp through environment variables:

• EMCP_WORKING_DIRECTORY: the directory EMCP will restrict file operations to. Defaults to CwD.

Usage

With emcp, the agent has access to a variety of file-system, shell and web tools.

File System

All filesystem operations are restricted to the configured working directory.

• fs_pwd: Get the current working directory
• fs_stat: Get file/directory metadata (size, times, type, permissions)
• fs_list: List directory contents with size, type, and name
• fs_read: Read file contents with optional line ranges
• fs_write: Write content to a file using specified mode (w, a, etc.)
• fs_search: Search files by regex pattern using ripgrep
• fs_replace: Replace occurrences of a string in a file (precise edits)
• fs_mkdir: Create directories recursively
• fs_rm: Remove files or directories (with user confirmation for directories)

Shell

• shell_run: Execute shell commands with an interactive permission system

On first use of a command, the user is prompted to allow/deny/always allow/never allow it.

Web

• web_search: Search the web using DuckDuckGo

Sandboxing

While emcp enforces some restrictions, it's always safer to run MCP servers in sandboxed environments. Consider using one of:

• Containers, such as docker with a mounted external directory.
• (MacOS-only) sandbox-exec, with a profile that restricts file-system access.

Development

Get the code:

git clone [e-mail]:slezica/emcp.git

Run from source:

cd emcp
uv run emcp

Run tests:

cd emcp
uv run pytest

License

None. Code is knowledge. Use it for good.