MCP tool
edit_file
edit_file is a tool name used by 2 different MCP servers. They are not necessarily the same tool — here is what each one does.
2 MCP servers expose a edit_file tool: Filesystem and ai-context. Their input schemas differ, so compare them below before picking one.
Servers exposing edit_file
From the publisher:Make selective edits using advanced pattern matching and formatting
Install Filesystem →From the publisher:Change the working tree
Install ai-context →
Related tools
The same action under a namespaced name on other servers.
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