Give your AI agents an FTP server: TrueFTP's MCP integration

AI agents are getting good at doing things, not just answering questions. But "doing things" usually means touching infrastructure — and file transfer is one of the most common, most fiddly pieces of any pipeline. Today TrueFTP ships an MCP server so your agents can manage FTP infrastructure as a first-class capability.

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol is an open standard for connecting LLMs to external tools and data. Instead of writing a bespoke integration for every agent framework, you expose a single MCP server and any compatible client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and a growing list — can use it.

The TrueFTP MCP server turns your managed FTP account into a set of tools an agent can call:

• create_ftp_user, list_ftp_users, update_ftp_user, delete_ftp_user
• list_files, read_file, write_file, delete_file, make_directory
• list_events (audit log) and webhook management

Why this matters

Without MCP, giving an agent file-transfer powers means embedding credentials, writing glue code, and hoping the agent doesn't do anything surprising. With TrueFTP's MCP server you get:

• Scoped access. Every call runs under an API key with read or write scopes. Hand an agent a read-only key and it can observe but not mutate.
• A full audit trail. Every operation is logged and versioned in the S3 backend. You can see exactly which agent touched which file, and roll back if needed.
• Instant revocation. Revoke the key and the agent loses access immediately.
• No custom integration. It's the same managed FTP your existing clients use — agents just get a standard interface to it.

Setup in 30 seconds

MCP access is a paid feature. Create an API key under Dashboard → API Keys, then:

claude mcp add trueftp --env TRUEFTP_API_KEY=tftp_xxxx -- npx -y trueftp-mcp

Or point any remote-MCP client at the hosted endpoint:

https://www.trueftp.com/mcp   (Authorization: Bearer tftp_xxxx)

Now you can ask your agent:

"Create an FTP user partner-edi, then list the files they've uploaded to /incoming and summarize the newest CSV."

The agent creates the user, lists the folder, downloads the file, and reasons over it — all through one managed, audited endpoint.

Get started

See the MCP docs for client configs and the full tool list, or the REST API reference for the underlying API. MCP is available on the Hyper and Scale plans.