remote-file-server-mcp

remote-file-server-mcp is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. It reaches smb. It needs SMB_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 7 GitHub stars; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Provides read access to SMB/CIFS file shares for any MCP client.

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. remote-file-server-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.

Ranked by services in common with remote-file-server-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

What does remote-file-server-mcp do?

Provides read access to SMB/CIFS file shares for any MCP client.

How do I install remote-file-server-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/nithiin7/remote-file-server-mcp

What does remote-file-server-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches smb. The credentials we found in its source are SMB_PASSWORD.

Is remote-file-server-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 7 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-07-23.

What licence does remote-file-server-mcp use?

The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.

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