Textfiles MCP server
Use this MCP server to textfiles.com, the BBS era archive of zines, phreaking docs, and early...
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Textfiles tools (3)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
list_filesList the files in a textfiles.com directory.
list_topicsList the topic sections of textfiles.com (art, etext, hacking,
read_fileRead a text file from the archive (1980s/90s zines, docs, and net culture).
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-11-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan7 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 85 days ago12/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10
How Textfiles compares
Against every graded Productivity MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 85/100
- higher than 65% of 1,299 Productivity servers
- Tools
- 3
- the typical Productivity server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
What its tools let an agent do: 3 read
Install Textfiles in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y textfiles-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add textfiles-mcp -- npx -y textfiles-mcp
What the publisher says
From the Textfiles repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
textfiles mcp
MCP server for textfiles.com, the definitive archive of BBS era text files: 1980s/90s zines, phreaking docs, hacker culture, and early net history.
Tools
Usage
npm run build && node dist/index.jsExample:
list_topics {}
list_files { dir: "hacking" }
read_file { path: "hacking/22.txt" }No API, the site is a static tree with its own HTML tables, parsed directly. Read the same DDN bulletins, phreak docs, and underground zines that shaped the early internet.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Textfiles: common questions
- Is Textfiles MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the Textfiles safety report
- How do I install Textfiles?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Textfiles need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Textfiles maintained?
- The last commit was 88 days ago (2026-08-08). The latest release is v1.0.0.
- What can I use instead of Textfiles?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Context7 MCP server, Svelte MCP server and SvGrid MCP server.
- How does Textfiles compare with other Productivity MCP servers?
- safety score 85/100 (higher than 65% of 1,299 Productivity servers); tools 3 (the typical Productivity server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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