🪐 MCP IPFS Server (storacha.network) 🛰️

@alexbakers

About 🪐 MCP IPFS Server (storacha.network) 🛰️

🪐 MCP IPFS Server

#ai #storage #mcp #ipfs #decentralized #storage-service #model-context-protocol #mcp-server #model-context-protocol-servers

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ipfs": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-v",
        "/path/to/your/project:/path/to/your/project",
        "-e",
        "W3_LOGIN_EMAIL",
        "alexbakers/mcp-ipfs"
      ],
      "env": {
        "W3_LOGIN_EMAIL": "[email protected]"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

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Overview

What is 🪐 MCP IPFS Server (storacha.network) 🛰️?

A Node.js server implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for interacting with the storacha.network platform via the w3 command-line interface. It empowers language models and other MCP clients to manage storacha.network spaces, upload/download data, manage delegations, and perform various tasks by wrapping w3 commands.

How to use 🪐 MCP IPFS Server (storacha.network) 🛰️?

Install the @web3-storage/w3cli globally and run w3 login first. Set the W3_LOGIN_EMAIL environment variable to the email used during login. Configure your MCP client to connect using npx (npx -y mcp-ipfs) or Docker (alexbakers/mcp-ipfs) with the required environment variable.

Key features of 🪐 MCP IPFS Server (storacha.network) 🛰️

Wraps the w3 CLI for native storacha.network integration
Provides MCP tools for authentication, space, and data management
Supports delegation creation, listing, and revocation
Offers advanced storage operations via w3 can commands
Includes account billing, plan, and usage reporting tools

Use cases of 🪐 MCP IPFS Server (storacha.network) 🛰️

Upload and download files to/from storacha.network from an AI assistant
Manage storage spaces and user delegations programmatically
Generate sharing links (w3s.link) for uploaded content
Handle keys, tokens, and proofs for decentralized storage workflows

FAQ from 🪐 MCP IPFS Server (storacha.network) 🛰️

What runtime does it require?

Node.js version 22.0.0 or higher, along with the global installation of @web3-storage/w3cli.

How do I provide filesystem paths when using Docker?

Several w3 commands require absolute paths. In Docker, mount the host directory with -v and use the container path in tool arguments.

What authentication is needed?

Users must run w3 login manually first and set the W3_LOGIN_EMAIL environment variable to the same email for the w3_login tool.

Which transports or protocols does it use?

The README does not specify transport details beyond being an MCP server that can connect to any MCP-compatible client.

What limitations exist?

The w3_space_create command must be run manually due to interactive prompts; w3_up and related file commands require absolute filesystem paths.

Frequently asked questions

What runtime does it require?

Node.js version 22.0.0 or higher, along with the global installation of `@web3-storage/w3cli`.

How do I provide filesystem paths when using Docker?

Several `w3` commands require absolute paths. In Docker, mount the host directory with `-v` and use the container path in tool arguments.

What authentication is needed?

Users must run `w3 login` manually first and set the `W3_LOGIN_EMAIL` environment variable to the same email for the `w3_login` tool.

Which transports or protocols does it use?

The README does not specify transport details beyond being an MCP server that can connect to any MCP-compatible client.

What limitations exist?

The `w3_space_create` command must be run manually due to interactive prompts; `w3_up` and related file commands require absolute filesystem paths.

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