Files.com MCP. Manage every file, folder, and permission with conversation.
Files.com MCP gives your AI client complete control over secure enterprise file storage. Use it to coordinate complex folder structures, manage user permissions, and monitor detailed audit logs across your company's most sensitive data. It lets you move beyond clicking through web interfaces by enabling conversational commands for everything from creating new directories to checking who has access to a specific document.
Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access
List all folders and files within a specific path in your cloud storage.
Retrieve comprehensive metadata, including download links, for any individual file you point to.
List users, groups, and specific permissions to verify who can do what in the system.
Query real-time or historical logs to see every upload, download, or deletion that happened.
Create new folders or delete outdated files programmatically using simple commands.
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What AI agents can do with Files.com MCP: 8 File Management Tools
These tools allow you to programmatically perform every file operation needed for enterprise governance, from listing users to deleting outdated assets.
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Start using Files.com MCPCreate Folder
Creates a new folder inside your Files.com storage account.
Delete File
Removes an outdated file or entire directory from the system.
Get File Details
Retrieves all specific metadata for a given file path, including download links.
List Folders
Lists the contents and directories at any specified location in Files.com.
List User Groups
Displays all organizational groups defined within your company's account.
List Activity History
Retrieves a chronological list of every file action, like downloads or deletions.
List Permissions
Shows detailed access rights for users and groups on specific files or folders.
List Users
Outputs a list of all current user accounts in your Files.com organization.
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The Headache of Enterprise File Governance
Today, managing files means logging into a web portal, clicking through folder structures, and opening separate dashboards just to check who has access. To audit a single project, you often have to copy dates, cross-reference user IDs in one sheet, and then manually navigate another section to see the activity log. It’s slow, it's error-prone, and it takes up huge chunks of an engineer's day.
With this MCP, you talk to your AI agent instead. You simply ask, 'Show me all users who can edit files in the Q3 folder.' The agent runs the necessary checks—combining `list_users` with `list_permissions`—and gives you a clean, immediate list. It's not just faster; it changes the nature of the work.
Files.com MCP Gives You Complete Control Over Your File Lifecycle
You no longer have to manually track which files are old or need moving. Instead, you can ask the agent to list all folders and identify directories that haven't been touched in six months. Then, with one prompt, it runs `create_folder` for an archive and prepares assets for deletion.
The result is a system where file management isn't a series of painful clicks; it’s a conversational command. You maintain full control over your data security and structure without ever leaving the chat window.
What Files.com MCP does for your AI
Managing files in a large organization isn't just about storing them; it's about knowing exactly who can touch what, and when they touched it. This MCP lets you connect your AI agent directly to your Files.com secure storage account. You can talk to your client and perform complex file operations—like listing entire folder hierarchies or retrieving specific metadata for a document—all through natural conversation.
Imagine needing to check the full activity history across multiple projects, or ensuring that only members of one group can delete certain asset types. Instead of opening three different dashboards, you ask your agent. It handles the complexity, giving you immediate answers on things like user access controls or where a file was last downloaded.
By connecting this MCP via Vinkius, you give any compatible AI client the power to manage your entire digital ecosystem. You keep your data secure and audit-ready without ever needing to remember an API key or navigate complicated web forms.
019dd0f0-2fe5-7232-b82f-c69dc4cde78b How to set up Files.com MCP
The bottom line is that you treat your entire corporate file system like a single conversation with your agent.
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Enter your Files.com API Key and Subdomain (like yourcompany.files.com) into the connection settings.
Start giving commands in any compatible AI client, and it performs file operations directly against your secure storage.
Who uses Files.com MCP
This MCP is built for the IT Administrator who needs to prove compliance instantly, the Operations Manager tracking assets across departments, or the Compliance Officer needing an instant audit trail. If you deal with shared files and access rules, this tool solves your clicking fatigue.
Quickly checks folder permissions and verifies user account access without logging into multiple admin panels.
Monitors file activity history across projects and creates new folders for departmental archives directly from the workspace.
Verifies audit logs and tracks entire file lifecycle changes to prove regulatory compliance via natural language queries.
Benefits of connecting Files.com MCP
Gain full visibility into your data by listing folders across the entire structure. Instead of navigating click-by-click to find a department's directory, you simply ask your agent to run list_folders and see the whole map instantly.
Never lose track of critical assets again. Use get_file_details to pull complete file metadata for any document, giving you direct download links and version information in one go.
Prove who accessed what, when they accessed it, and if it was allowed. By querying the list_activity_history, you get a reliable audit trail that tracks uploads, downloads, and deletions instantly.
Keep your data secure by verifying access rights easily. You can run list_permissions to check specific user roles against folder rules without opening complex security dashboards.
Maintain clean governance using simple commands. Need a new archive? Use create_folder. Found junk assets? Run delete_file and keep the system tidy.
Files.com MCP use cases
Checking for compliance violations
A Compliance Officer needs to know if any employee downloaded a sensitive contract file last month. They ask their agent to check the list_activity_history tool, and the AI immediately pulls a filtered log showing every user who interacted with that specific document.
Reorganizing an old department's data
An Operations Manager needs to consolidate all assets from a dissolved team. They ask their agent to run list_folders to map the entire directory structure, then use create_folder to build the new archive and move everything safely.
Onboarding a new team member
The IT Administrator needs to grant access rights. They ask the agent to run list_users to confirm the account exists, then use list_permissions to assign group-level read/write access directly, bypassing manual GUI clicks.
Recovering deleted files
An employee realizes they accidentally removed a critical folder. They instruct their agent to check the full file activity history using list_activity_history and get details on the deletion event, speeding up recovery efforts.
Files.com MCP tradeoffs
What to watch out for, and the recommended way to handle each one.
Manual permission checking
Logging into the web UI, manually navigating to the folder, finding the 'Permissions' tab, and cross-referencing user names against group roles.
Just ask your agent to run list_permissions on the specific directory. It gives you a clear list of every group and their exact access level in seconds.
Guessing file paths
Trying to remember if a file was stored under '/Client/2023' or '/Clients/2023', resulting in multiple failed searches.
Ask your agent to use list_folders at the root level, and then drill down into the correct path using conversational prompts. You never have to guess again.
Forgetting who owns a document
A manager can't find out which department has ownership or if specific users are blocked from seeing certain reports.
Run list_users combined with list_permissions. This pairing of tools quickly tells you every user and group that interacts with your files.
When to use Files.com MCP
Use this MCP if your core problem is file governance, access control, or auditing. If you need to know who can do what in a folder, or if you need to track the history of changes (uploads, deletions), this tool is perfect. It lets you run list_activity_history and verify permissions via list_permissions. Don't use it if your only goal is to search for content within file bodies—you need a dedicated document indexing service for that. If you just want to move files around without needing audit trails, standard cloud syncing tools work fine. But the moment compliance or security becomes part of the equation, this MCP gives you the necessary operational depth.
Frequently asked questions about Files.com MCP
How does Files.com MCP help with compliance auditing? +
It provides immediate access to historical records using list_activity_history. You can query specific timeframes or actions (like deletions) to generate an instant, auditable report without manual searching.
What if I need to rename a folder? +
This MCP focuses on creation and deletion. While you can use list_folders to see the names, renaming usually requires a different tool, but you can programmatically clean up by running delete_file and then creating a new one.
Can I check permissions for multiple folders at once using Files.com MCP? +
Yes, you can provide the agent with a list of paths, and it runs list_permissions against all specified locations, giving you an aggregated view of access rights.
What information do I get from using list_users? +
Running this tool lists every user account in your organization. This helps administrators verify which people need to be added or removed from specific project groups before setting up new permissions.