Rfc Editor MCP server

by daedalus·io.github.daedalus/mcp-rfc-editor·v0.1.2

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An MCP server that provides rfc editing capabilities

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Rfc Editor tools (29, 4 write)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

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add_section
Add a new section to an RFC document
create_rfcwrite action
Create a new empty RFC document
delete_sectionwrite action
Delete a section from an RFC document
download_rfc
Download an RFC by number from rfc-editor and parse it
get_abstract
Get the abstract of an RFC document
get_acknowledgements
Get the acknowledgements of an RFC document
get_authors_address
Get the authors address section of an RFC document
get_contributors
Get the contributors of an RFC document
get_copyright
Get the copyright notice of an RFC document
get_document
Get the current active RFC document from session context
get_section_by_title
Get a section by its title
get_status_of_memo
Get the status of this memo section
get_title
Get the title of an RFC document
get_toc
Get the table of contents
list_sections
List all sections in an RFC document
load_rfc
Load an RFC TXT file and parse its sections
save_rfc
Save an RFC document to a TXT file
set_abstract
Set the abstract of an RFC document
set_acknowledgements
Set the acknowledgements of an RFC document
set_authors
Set the authors of an RFC document
set_authors_address
Set the authors address section of an RFC document
set_contributors
Set the contributors of an RFC document
set_copyright
Set the copyright notice of an RFC document
set_section_by_titlewrite action
Update a section by its title
set_status_of_memo
Set the status of this memo section
set_title
Set the title of an RFC document
set_toc
Set the table of contents
to_dict
Convert an RFC document to a dictionary
update_sectionwrite action
Update an existing section in an RFC document

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan3 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 158 days ago8/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 82/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

How Rfc Editor compares

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 82/100; higher than 63% of 48,273 servers
Tools: 29; the typical server has 7
Tools that change things: 14%; typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Downloads a week: 37; more than 29% of 11,915 servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 14 read · 3 create · 11 change · 1 delete

Install Rfc Editor in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add mcp-rfc-editor -- uvx mcp-rfc-editor

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What the publisher says

From the Rfc Editor repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

mcp-rfc-editor

mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-rfc-editor

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for editing RFC TXT documents using the rfc-editor Python library.

Installation

pip install mcp-rfc-editor

Usage

CLI

python -m mcp_rfc_editor

Programmatic

from mcp_rfc_editor import main
main()

MCP Tools

The server exposes the following tools:

load_rfc - Load and parse an RFC TXT file (creates session)
download_rfc - Download an RFC from rfc-editor by ID (creates session)
create_rfc - Create a new empty RFC document (creates session)
get_document - Get the current document from session context
save_rfc - Save an RFC document to TXT format
set_title - Set the document title
set_abstract - Set the document abstract
add_section - Add a new section
update_section - Update an existing section
delete_section - Delete a section
list_sections - List all sections in the document
set_copyright - Set copyright notice

Session-Based Workflow

The server maintains session context so you don't need to pass the full document object on every call:

# 1. Download an RFC - returns Session ID
result = download_rfc(rfc_id="791")
# Returns: {document..., "Session ID": "abc-123"}

# 2. Use session ID to get title (no document needed)
get_title(session_id="abc-123")

# 3. Modify and changes are persisted
set_title(session_id="abc-123", title="New Title")

Alternatively, you can always pass the full document object directly (legacy mode).

Development

Requirements

Python 3.11+
mcp
rfc-editor

Setup

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Testing

pytest tests/

Linting

black src/ tests/
ruff check src/ tests/

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Rfc Editor: common questions

Is Rfc Editor MCP server safe?: Mostly: it is graded B (82/100). Read the Rfc Editor safety report
How do I install Rfc Editor?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Rfc Editor need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Rfc Editor maintained?: The last commit was 194 days ago (2026-04-22). The latest release is v0.1.2.
How does Rfc Editor compare with other MCP servers?: safety score 82/100 (higher than 63% of 48,273 servers); tools 29 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 14% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.