text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp
text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp is an MCP server, listed under developer tools. Its repository has 1 GitHub star and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
This software provides token-efficient tools for safe text-file search, reading, and refactoring via a Python stdio MCP server. It automatically resolves file BOM and codepage and ensures that edited files are saved with their original encoding and BOM.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
Token-efficient Python stdio MCP server exposing safe text-file search, reading, and refactoring tools. Tools automatically resolve the file BOM and codepage; edit tools save files with their original encoding and BOM.
text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp compared with similar servers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp (this page) | — | None listed | 1 | 2026-09-13 | Apache-2.0 |
| mcp-language-server | — | None listed | 1,610 | 2026-03-01 | BSD-3-Clause |
| code-context-engine | — | None listed | 435 | 2026-08-23 | MIT |
| agent-lsp | agent | AGENT_LSP_TOKEN | 163 | 2026-10-22 | MIT |
| maven-tools-mcp | — | None listed | 35 | 2026-10-04 | MIT |
| code-context-mcp | — | None listed | 26 | 2025-11-13 | MIT |
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Common questions about text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp
- What does text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp do?
- This software provides token-efficient tools for safe text-file search, reading, and refactoring via a Python stdio MCP server. It automatically resolves file BOM and codepage and ensures that edited files are saved with their original encoding and BOM.
- How do I install text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/FI-Mihej/text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp
- Is text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 1 GitHub star and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-13.
- What licence does text_file_read_and_refactor_mcp use?
- The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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