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Files Helper MCP server

Read, create, convert, check, zip and unzip files in your flow.

Files Helper is not a separate install. One Activepieces MCP server exposes it alongside 760+ other apps, behind a single URL.

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Tools
7
Works with
Any MCP client
License
MIT, open source
Updated
September 2026

About the Files Helper MCP server

Connect Files Helper once in Activepieces and every action it ships becomes a tool your assistant can call, behind the same server URL as the rest of your apps. Your agent reaches Files Helper and 760+ other apps over a single connection, on our cloud or a self-hosted install.

Tools

Files Helper tools your AI can run

Once connected, your assistant can call any of these Files Helper actions by asking in plain language.

  • Read File

    Return a file's contents as text or Base64.

    2 fields

  • Create File

    Save text as a new file.

    3 fields

  • Change File Encoding

    Convert a file from one text encoding to another.

    4 fields

  • Check File Type

    Detect a file's type and check it against the one you pick.

    2 fields

  • Zip Files

    Bundle one or more files into a zip archive.

    4 fields

  • Unzip File

    Extract every file inside a zip archive.

    4 fields

  • Get File Name

    Return a file's name, including its extension.

    1 field

Give your assistant Files Helper

Connect Files Helper once and every tool above is callable from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client, behind the same server URL as 760+ other apps. Free to start.

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Files Helper MCP, answered.

No. That is the point of it. One Activepieces server exposes Files Helper alongside every other piece you connect, so your client keeps a single connection.

Yes. Activepieces is open source and free to start, and the MCP server is included on every plan, from the free cloud tier to any self-hosted deployment.

Connect Files Helper in Activepieces, enable the server under Settings → MCP Server, then paste your server URL into your client config. It authenticates over OAuth on first use.

It can call 7 tools, including Read File, Create File, Change File Encoding, and chain them with steps in other apps inside the same run.

Connections use OAuth2 with limited scopes and are stored under 256-bit encryption, with no API to read them back, so an agent gets scoped access rather than your keys.

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