This MCP provides a comprehensive Node.js server interface for interacting with storacha.network via MCP, enabling users to manage storage spaces, upload/download data, and handle delegations through wrapped w3 CLI commands.
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What is MCP IPFS Server?
The MCP IPFS Server implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to facilitate seamless interaction with storacha.network. It offers functions such as authentication, space management, data upload/download, sharing, delegations, and key management by wrapping the w3 CLI commands. Designed for developers, researchers, and advanced users, it enables efficient IPFS data handling and storage management, integrating Web3 services into custom applications and automation workflows with ease.
Who will use MCP IPFS Server?
- Developers integrating IPFS in their applications
- Researchers working with decentralized storage
- Storage service providers
- Web3 application developers
- Automation engineers
How to use the MCP IPFS Server?
- Step1: Install prerequisites like Node.js (22.0.0+) and configure w3 CLI.
- Step2: Clone the repository and install dependencies using npm.
- Step3: Set up environment variables, especially W3_LOGIN_EMAIL.
- Step4: Run the build command to compile the TypeScript code.
- Step5: Start the server with node dist/index.js or deploy via Docker.
- Step6: Connect your MCP-compatible client to this server with the proper configuration.
- Step7: Use the available MCP commands to manage storage spaces, upload/download data, or handle delegations.
MCP IPFS Server's Core Features & Benefits
The Core Features
- wraps w3 CLI for storacha.network management
- authenticates and manages storage spaces
- uploads and downloads data
- generates sharing links
- creates, lists, revokes delegations and proofs
- manages keys and tokens
- handles advanced storage operations like Blob and CAR uploads
- provides account and billing info
The Benefits
- Seamless integration with storacha.network
- Automates and simplifies storage management tasks
- Enables programmatic control over decentralized IPFS storage
- Supports comprehensive Web3 storage operations
- Extends MCP capabilities to IPFS and Web3 storage environments
MCP IPFS Server's Main Use Cases & Applications
- Automating data uploads/downloads to IPFS via storacha.network
- Managing storage spaces in Web3 projects
- Creating delegations for secure data sharing
- Developing decentralized applications with integrated storage management
- Research projects requiring decentralized storage automation
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