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Manage your 极空间 (ZSpace) NAS from the terminal or AI agents — no password, no SSH, no DDNS.

mcp-name: io.github.skyzhao1223/zspace-cli

Just keep the ZSpace desktop client logged in on macOS.

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Install

pip install zspace-cli        # base
pip install "zspace-cli[mcp]" # optional MCP support
zs check                      # ✓ reads the desktop client login state

Prerequisite: the ZSpace desktop client is running and logged in on macOS.


Quick start

zs ls /sata11/my/data/影视
zs find "权力的游戏"                  # full-text search
zs tree /sata11/my/data -d 3
zs up ./本地文件.mp4 /sata11/my/data/影视   # upload
zs down /sata11/my/data/影视/某文件.mkv ./下载 # download
from zspace_cli import ZSpaceClient

with ZSpaceClient() as zs:
    for f in zs.ls("/sata11/my/data"):
        print(f"{'📁' if f.is_dir else '📄'} {f.name}")

CLI options

Command Meaning
zs check Verify the desktop client proxy is reachable
zs ls [path] List directory (-a/--hidden, -l/--long)
zs info <path> Detailed file/dir info
zs rename <path> <new> Rename a file or directory
zs mv <src> <dest> Move a file/directory
zs cp <src> <dest> Copy a file/directory
zs mkdir <parent> <name> Create a directory
zs rm <path> Delete (-f/--force skips confirmation)
zs find <keyword> [path] Full-text search across the NAS
zs tree [path] Tree view (-d/--depth N, default 2)
zs up <local> <remote_dir> Upload (-n/--name to rename remotely)
zs down <path> [dir] Download
zs skill <dir> Copy Agent skills into a project
zs --config-dir <dir> Point at a non-default vuex.json location (or ZS_CONFIG_DIR)

zs check, zs ls, zs info, zs find, zs tree accept --json for machine-readable output. zs mv/zs cp/zs rm/zs down accept * ? glob patterns on the source path.

ls pages through large directories automatically (the NAS API returns at most 50 entries per call). find uses the NAS full-text index, so it searches across directories. Upload/download show a progress bar on a real terminal and stream the file (no full-file buffering).


Features

Operation CLI SDK MCP
List directory zs ls [path] client.ls(path) zspace_ls
File info zs info <path> client.info(path) zspace_info
Rename zs rename <path> <name> client.rename(path, name) zspace_rename
Create dir zs mkdir <parent> <name> client.mkdir(parent, name) zspace_mkdir
Move zs mv <src> <dest> client.move(src, dest) zspace_move
Copy zs cp <src> <dest> client.copy(src, dest) zspace_copy
Delete zs rm <path> client.remove(path) zspace_remove
Search zs find <keyword> client.search(kw) zspace_search
Tree view zs tree [path] client.tree(path) zspace_tree
Upload zs up <local> <dir> client.upload(local, dir) zspace_upload
Download zs down <path> [dir] client.download(path, dir) zspace_download
Health check zs check client.is_connected() zspace_check

Use with AI agents (Skills)

zs skill ~/your-project/.cursor/skills/   # Cursor
# zs skill ~/your-project/skills/         # Claude Code, etc.

Then tell your agent things like "list the files in /sata11/my/data". See skills/README.md for the full skill list.

The skills ship inside the wheel, so zs skill works on any machine that has zspace-cli installed.


How it works

ZSpace has no official CLI or public API. zspace-cli talks to the desktop client's local proxy, so it works behind NAT as long as the client is online:

Skill / zs / SDK / MCP  →  127.0.0.1:13579 (desktop client proxy)  →  NAS

Disclaimer — This is an unofficial, community-maintained project, not affiliated with or endorsed by ZSpace (极空间). It relies on the desktop client's local proxy interface, which is not officially documented. It only reads the login state of your own account on your own machine — it does not bypass authentication, crack encryption, or touch anyone else's data. Use at your own risk; make sure your use complies with the ZSpace user agreement and your local laws.

Platform support

Works on any OS where the ZSpace desktop client exposes its local proxy on 127.0.0.1:13579. The login state (vuex.json) is auto-detected:

Platform Default location
macOS ~/Library/Application Support/zspace/vuex.json
Windows %APPDATA%\zspace\vuex.json (also tries %LOCALAPPDATA%, %USERPROFILE%)
Linux ~/.zspace/vuex.json, ~/.config/zspace/vuex.json (best-effort)

If the client stores it elsewhere, point the CLI/SDK at it explicitly:

zs --config-dir ~/path/to/zspace-config check
ZS_CONFIG_DIR=~/path/to/zspace-config zs check   # or as an env var

Windows/Linux config locations are best-effort guesses (not verified against a real client). If auto-detection misses yours, please open an issue with the actual path so it can be added.

Windows on ARM — some [mcp] dependencies (e.g. cryptography) don't ship ARM64 wheels for every version, so pip install "zspace-cli[mcp]" may try to build them from source (slow, or fails without Rust). Force prebuilt wheels: pip install --only-binary=:all: "zspace-cli[mcp]".

MCP configuration (optional)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zspace": { "command": "zs-mcp", "args": [] }
  }
}

Docker (headless)

Run the CLI / MCP server in a container and talk to the desktop client proxy on the host — no desktop client needed inside the image:

export ZS_CONFIG_HOST_DIR="$HOME/Library/Application Support/zspace"   # macOS
# export ZS_CONFIG_HOST_DIR="$APPDATA/zspace"                          # Windows
# export ZS_CONFIG_HOST_DIR="$HOME/.zspace"                            # Linux
docker compose build
docker compose run --rm zspace-cli zs check
docker compose run --rm zspace-cli zs ls /sata11/my/data

It mounts the host's ZSpace config read-only (ZS_CONFIG_HOST_DIR) and points ZS_BASE_URL at the host via host.docker.internal. On Linux hosts, either use network_mode: host or the included extra_hosts mapping. For a plain container run:

docker build -t zspace-cli .
docker run --rm --network host \
  -e ZS_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:13579 \
  -e ZS_CONFIG_DIR=/config \
  -v "$HOME/Library/Application Support/zspace:/config:ro" \
  zspace-cli zs check

Globbing

rm / mv / cp / down accept glob patterns (*, ?, [...], **) that are expanded on the NAS:

zs rm "/sata11/my/data/影视/*.mkv" --force
zs cp "/sata11/my/data/**/*.mp4" /sata11/my/data/movies
zs down "/sata11/my/data/photos/*.jpg" ./photos

Or via the SDK: client.glob("/sata11/my/data/**/*.mkv").


API reference

Endpoint Key Parameters
/v2/file/list path, show_hidden, start, limit
/v2/file/info path
/v2/file/modify path, newname
/v2/file/newdir parent, name, rename=0
/v2/file/move / copy paths[], to
/v2/file/remove paths[]
/v2/file/create binary body, header path (upload)
/v2/file/download GET path, remote_port=8050
/file_search/file_search keyword

Note: the interface parameter names are non-standard (parent / to instead of path / dest) — documented by the community from the desktop client's behavior.


Repository layout

zspace-cli/
├── src/zspace_cli/
│   ├── cli.py         # Typer CLI (zs ...)
│   ├── client.py      # ZSpaceClient SDK (retry / stream / progress)
│   ├── auth.py        # vuex.json auto-detection + credential cache
│   ├── mcp_server.py  # MCP tools (zs-mcp)
│   └── skills/        # Agent skills shipped inside the wheel
├── skills/            # Skill docs + sources
├── scripts/mcp_smoke.py
├── tests/             # pytest (CLI + SDK + MCP + auth)
└── promo/             # launch/promo material (submodule)

Integrations

Pair zspace-cli with Jellyfin / Emby / MoviePilot / MCP clients / Docker and media-manager-skill for media library tooling.


Roadmap

  • File upload/download
  • Linux / Windows client auth (best-effort path detection + ZS_CONFIG_DIR)
  • Docker headless option (ZS_BASE_URL + docker-compose.yml)
  • Batch glob helpers (glob() + zs rm/mv/cp/down patterns)

Contributing

Open an issue first to discuss changes. PRs welcome.

License

MIT

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