# filekiwi-mcp-server

Takes a local file path and hands back a file.kiwi download link. Handy when a big file has to reach someone fast.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 6
- Author: file-kiwi
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/file-kiwi/filekiwi-mcp-server
- Updated: 2026-03-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/filekiwi-mcp-server

## What it does

The server exposes a single tool, `upload_to_kiwi`. Give it a path, and it pushes the file to file.kiwi and returns a link like `https://file.kiwi/abcdef12#secretKey`. Everything runs on plain Node.js through `npx`; no browser is involved. Transfers are end-to-end encrypted through the file.kiwi API.

File size is not capped. The link shows up right away, and a download can start while the upload is still running. Each file stays for 90 hours and is then removed automatically. No API key, no sign-up.

There is one catch. Sandboxed clients such as Claude Desktop block local filesystem access by default, so the assistant cannot read paths on your disk. Add the `@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem` server alongside, pointed at the right folder, or `upload_to_kiwi` has nothing to open.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add filekiwi-mcp-server -- npx -y @file-kiwi/filekiwi-mcp-server
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add filekiwi-mcp-server -- npx -y @file-kiwi/filekiwi-mcp-server
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "filekiwi-mcp-server": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@file-kiwi/filekiwi-mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "filekiwi-mcp-server": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@file-kiwi/filekiwi-mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add filekiwi-mcp-server npx -y @file-kiwi/filekiwi-mcp-server
```

## When to use it
- send a multi-gigabyte file to a client without a cloud account
- get a direct download link straight from the agent's reply
- share a deck without opening a browser
- push a screenshot out of the project folder
- hand a file to the team for a while and let it expire

## Example prompts
- Share `C:\Users\me\report.pdf` on file.kiwi and give me the link
- Upload `/home/user/photo.png` to file.kiwi
- Make a download link for `./presentation.pptx`

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