silicon-transfer-mcp-server
LocalAbout silicon-transfer-mcp-server
silicon-transfer-mcp-server is an MCP server for transferring files over FTP, FTPS, and SFTP. It serves users and agents that manage remote files, returning checksum-based proof for transfers rather than only a completion status.
Key features
- 01FTP, FTPS, and SFTP connections
- 02Upload and download files or directories
- 03SHA-256 transfer verification
- 04Directory proof checks with mismatch lists
- 05Stream remote file fingerprints without downloading
Use cases
- 01Verify a deployment file reached its remote host
- 02Compare local and remote directory contents
- 03Fingerprint a remote file without saving it locally
MCP support
Exposes connection, file, and directory operations as tools for MCP clients. Transfer tools can return SHA-256, size-based, or no proof.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
13Saved tool list · updated 2w ago
This tool takes no parameters.
Details
From the project READMESilicon Transfer MCP Server
FTP / FTPS / SFTP for Claude and other MCP clients - with built-in transfer proofs.
Every upload and download returns a verdict: PROVEN only when the SHA-256 of the
remote file matches your local file. No more "transfer complete" on blind trust.
Philosophy: prove it, then claim it. Built from scratch by Silicon Networks - the makers of AEGIS Shield.
Why this one?
| Typical FTP tools | Silicon Transfer | |
|---|---|---|
| Upload result | "done" | verdict + SHA-256 of both sides |
| Directory sync check | manual | per-file proof walk with mismatch list |
| Remote file fingerprint | download first | streamed SHA-256, no disk contact |
| Protocols | often FTP only | FTP, FTPS, SFTP (password or SSH key) |
Tools (13)
Connection: silicon_connect, silicon_disconnect, silicon_status, silicon_server_info
Files: silicon_upload_file, silicon_download_file, silicon_delete_file, silicon_file_info
Directories: silicon_list_dir, silicon_make_dir, silicon_upload_dir, silicon_download_dir, silicon_rename
Transfers accept proof: "hash" | "size" | "none" - hash is the default for single
files, size for directory trees (switch to hash when it matters).
Install
npm install -g silicon-transfer-mcp-server
That's it - live on npm. Or run it without installing via npx (see config below).
From source
git clone https://github.com/SiliconAINetworks/silicon-transfer-mcp-server.git
cd silicon-transfer-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
Claude Desktop configuration
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json (no credentials in the config - you pass
them at runtime through silicon_connect, for your own server):
{
"mcpServers": {
"silicon-transfer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "silicon-transfer-mcp-server"]
}
}
}
Running from source instead
{
"mcpServers": {
"silicon-transfer": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["C:/path/to/silicon-transfer-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
}
}
}
Usage example
Ask your AI assistant:
"Connect to my server via SFTP (host example.com, user deploy, key at ~/.ssh/id_ed25519) and upload dist/app.js to /var/www/app.js - with hash proof."
The assistant calls silicon_connect, then silicon_upload_file and answers with the
verdict:
{
"proof": {
"verdict": "PROVEN",
"detail": "SHA-256 identisch - Transfer bewiesen.",
"local_sha256": "9f2a...",
"remote_sha256": "9f2a..."
}
}
If the hashes ever differ you get MISMATCH with both fingerprints - retry instead
of trusting a broken deploy.
Security notes
Built with the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications (2026) in mind - specifically ASI02 (Tool Misuse) and ASI04 (Agentic Supply Chain).
What this server does not do
- No stored credentials. They are runtime-only tool parameters for your own server - no defaults, no config files with secrets, no server addresses shipped.
- No dynamic tool definitions. Every tool is fixed in the source you can read; nothing is fetched from a remote registry at runtime, so no third party can rewrite what your assistant thinks a tool does.
- No telemetry, no phone-home, no analytics.
Sharp edges - operate accordingly
silicon_delete_file, silicon_delete_directory and silicon_sync_deploy
(with deleteExtras) can destroy remote data. An assistant reading untrusted
content - a web page, a PDF, an email - can be steered by instructions hidden
inside it (indirect prompt injection). Treat these tools like rm -rf:
- Connect with an account scoped to the directory you intend to touch, never root.
- Prefer SSH keys over passwords; give the key its own restricted account.
- Run
silicon_list_dirbefore any delete, and read the plan before approving. - Keep
deleteExtrasoff unless you are deliberately mirroring.
Verifying what you installed
Package name is exactly silicon-transfer-mcp-server, published by
aegisshield888. Similar names on npm are placeholders we registered to prevent
typosquatting - they contain no code. Source: the GitHub repository linked above.
Reporting
Found a hole? Open an issue on GitHub, or write to [email protected].
License
MIT (c) 2026 Silicon Networks. Built from scratch - single-author codebase.
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