FTP Doc Reader MCP Server

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An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that recursively searches .doc and .docx files in a specified directory on a remote FTP/FTPS server, matches document content by keyword, and returns relevant files with context snippets.

Features

• Recursive directory scanning: Automatically scans all Word documents in FTP directories and subdirectories (max depth 10, max 200 files)
• Content keyword matching: Case-insensitive full-text search, returns context snippets (100 characters before and after each match)
• Supports .doc and .docx: Handles both legacy binary format and modern XML format
• FTP/FTPS dual protocol: Supports plain FTP and TLS-encrypted FTPS
• Local file caching: Size-based cache invalidation strategy to avoid redundant downloads
• Auto retry: Transient network errors are automatically retried 3 times (2-second intervals)
• Deploy via uvx: No manual dependency management required

Installation

Via uvx (Recommended)

uvx ftp-doc-reader

From source

git clone https://github.com/hackerpl/doc-mcp-server.git
cd doc-mcp-server
pip install -e .

MCP Configuration

Claude Desktop

Edit claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ftp-doc-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ftp-doc-reader"],
      "env": {
        "FTP_HOST": "ftp.example.com",
        "FTP_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "FTP_PASSWORD": "your_password",
        "FTP_PROTOCOL": "FTP",
        "FTP_PORT": "21",
        "CACHE_DIR": ".cache"
      }
    }
  }
}

Kiro

Edit .kiro/settings/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ftp-doc-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ftp-doc-reader"],
      "env": {
        "FTP_HOST": "ftp.example.com",
        "FTP_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "FTP_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": ["search_docs"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ftp-doc-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ftp-doc-reader"],
      "env": {
        "FTP_HOST": "ftp.example.com",
        "FTP_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "FTP_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

From GitHub source (development)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ftp-doc-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/hackerpl/doc-mcp-server.git", "ftp-doc-reader"],
      "env": {
        "FTP_HOST": "ftp.example.com",
        "FTP_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "FTP_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
FTP_HOST	✅	—	FTP server hostname or IP
FTP_USERNAME	✅	—	FTP login username
FTP_PASSWORD	✅	—	FTP login password
FTP_PORT	❌	21	FTP server port
FTP_PROTOCOL	❌	FTP	Connection protocol: FTP or FTPS
CACHE_DIR	❌	.cache	Local cache directory path

Environment variables can be set via the env field in MCP configuration, or by placing a .env file in the project directory.

MCP Tool

search_docs

Search Word document content in a remote FTP directory.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
query	string (1-500 chars)	Search keyword or phrase
directory_path	string (1-1024 chars)	Remote FTP directory path

Returns:

A list of matching results (sorted by match count descending), each containing:

• file_path — Full remote path of the file
• file_name — File name
• snippets — List of matched context snippets (max 5 per file)

Usage example:

Search for documents containing "installation guide" in the /products/docs directory on the FTP server

The AI assistant will call:

{
  "tool": "search_docs",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "installation guide",
    "directory_path": "/products/docs"
  }
}

Development

# Install development dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Run tests with coverage
pytest --cov

# Start server directly (requires .env file)
python -m ftp_doc_reader

Tech Stack

• Python 3.10+
• MCP Python SDK (FastMCP)
• python-docx (.docx parsing)
• olefile (.doc parsing)
• python-dotenv (environment variable management)

License

MIT