WebDAV MCP Server

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Enables interaction with WebDAV file systems through natural language commands, providing complete CRUD operations for files and directories with support for both local and remote access.

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laubplusco
Repository
LaubPlusCo/mcp-webdav-server
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1
Downloads
517
License
MIT License
Categories
File Management, Web Scraping, Other, Developer Tools, Design, Workplace, AI, Security, Frontend
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#integration

- Connect to any WebDAV server with optional authentication
- Perform CRUD operations on files and directories
- Expose file operations as MCP resources and tools
- Run via stdio transport (for Claude Desktop integration) or HTTP/SSE transport
- Secure access with optional basic authentication
- Support for bcrypt-encrypted passwords for MCP server authentication (WebDAV passwords must be plain text due to protocol limitations)
- Connection pooling for better performance with WebDAV servers
- Configuration validation using Zod
- Structured logging for better troubleshooting

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

  1. Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
  2. Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
  3. Configure the plugin with the settings below
    Plugin Name WebDAV MCP Server
    Command (node, npx, python, etc.) npx
    Arguments
    • Argument 1 -y
    • Argument 2 webdav-mcp-server
    Environment
    • WEBDAV_PASSWORD <WEBDAV_PASSWORD>
    • WEBDAV_ROOT_URL <WEBDAV_ROOT_URL>
    • WEBDAV_USERNAME <WEBDAV_USERNAME>
    • WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH <WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH>
    • WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED true|false

    Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.

  4. Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

From the repository

Prerequisites

- Node.js 18 or later
- npm or yarn
- WebDAV server (for actual file operations)

Install Dependencies

npm install

Option 1 Install From Npm Package


Global Installation

npm install -g webdav-mcp-server

Run The Container Without Authentication

docker run -p 3000:3000 \
-e WEBDAV_ROOT_URL=http://your-webdav-server \
-e WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH=/webdav \
webdav-mcp-server

Run The Container With Authentication For Both Webdav And Mcp Server

docker run -p 3000:3000 \
-e WEBDAV_ROOT_URL=http://your-webdav-server \
-e WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH=/webdav \
-e WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED=true \
-e WEBDAV_USERNAME=admin \
-e WEBDAV_PASSWORD=password \
-e AUTH_ENABLED=true \
-e AUTH_USERNAME=user \
-e AUTH_PASSWORD=pass \
webdav-mcp-server

Webdav Configuration

WEBDAV_ROOT_URL=http://localhost:4080
WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH=/webdav

Webdav Authentication Optional

WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED=true
WEBDAV_USERNAME=admin

Server Configuration For Http Mode

SERVER_PORT=3000

Authentication Configuration For Mcp Server Optional

AUTH_ENABLED=true
AUTH_USERNAME=user
AUTH_PASSWORD=pass
AUTH_REALM=MCP WebDAV Server

Auth Password Bcrypt 2y 10 Cylknuwn9fqqkqfebxpzfue9mzwr X8t6te7 Cgan0ot8i 5jkjby


Encrypted Passwords For Mcp Server Authentication

For enhanced security of the MCP server (not WebDAV connections), you can use bcrypt-encrypted passwords instead of storing them in plain text:

1. Generate a bcrypt hash:

bash

Running With Stdio Transport

This mode is ideal for direct integration with Claude Desktop.


If Installed Globally

webdav-mcp-server --http

Running With Http Sse Transport

This mode enables the server to be accessed over HTTP with Server-Sent Events for real-time communication.

bash

Quick Start With Docker Compose

The easiest way to get started with both the WebDAV server and the MCP server is to use Docker Compose:


Webdav Server Configuration

The webdav_config.yml file configures the hacdias/webdav server used in the Docker Compose setup. Here's what you can customize:

yaml

webdav_create_remote_file

Create a new file on a remote WebDAV server.

webdav_get_remote_file

Retrieve content from a file stored on a remote WebDAV server.

webdav_update_remote_file

Update an existing file on a remote WebDAV server.

webdav_delete_remote_item

Delete a file or directory from a remote WebDAV server.

webdav_create_remote_directory

Create a new directory on a remote WebDAV server.

webdav_move_remote_item

Move or rename a file/directory on a remote WebDAV server.

webdav_copy_remote_item

Copy a file/directory to a new location on a remote WebDAV server.

webdav_list_remote_directory

List files and directories on a remote WebDAV server.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "webdav mcp server": {
            "env": {
                "WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<WEBDAV_PASSWORD>",
                "WEBDAV_ROOT_URL": "<WEBDAV_ROOT_URL>",
                "WEBDAV_USERNAME": "<WEBDAV_USERNAME>",
                "WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH": "<WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH>",
                "WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED": "true|false"
            },
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "webdav-mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": {
        "WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<WEBDAV_PASSWORD>",
        "WEBDAV_ROOT_URL": "<WEBDAV_ROOT_URL>",
        "WEBDAV_USERNAME": "<WEBDAV_USERNAME>",
        "WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH": "<WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH>",
        "WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED": "true|false"
    },
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "webdav-mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Macos

{
    "env": {
        "WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<WEBDAV_PASSWORD>",
        "WEBDAV_ROOT_URL": "<WEBDAV_ROOT_URL>",
        "WEBDAV_USERNAME": "<WEBDAV_USERNAME>",
        "WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH": "<WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH>",
        "WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED": "true|false"
    },
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "webdav-mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Windows

{
    "env": {
        "WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<WEBDAV_PASSWORD>",
        "WEBDAV_ROOT_URL": "<WEBDAV_ROOT_URL>",
        "WEBDAV_USERNAME": "<WEBDAV_USERNAME>",
        "WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH": "<WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH>",
        "WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED": "true|false"
    },
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "webdav-mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "cmd"
}

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables CRUD operations on a WebDAV endpoint with basic authentication. This server enables Claude Desktop and other MCP clients to interact with WebDAV file systems through natural language commands.

- Connect to any WebDAV server with optional authentication
- Perform CRUD operations on files and directories
- Expose file operations as MCP resources and tools
- Run via stdio transport (for Claude Desktop integration) or HTTP/SSE transport
- Secure access with optional basic authentication
- Support for bcrypt-encrypted passwords for MCP server authentication (WebDAV passwords must be plain text due to protocol limitations)
- Connection pooling for better performance with WebDAV servers
- Configuration validation using Zod
- Structured logging for better troubleshooting

- Node.js 18 or later
- npm or yarn
- WebDAV server (for actual file operations)

# Global installation npm install -g webdav-mcp-server # Or with npx npx webdav-mcp-server
# Clone repository git clone https://github.com/yourusername/webdav-mcp-server.git cd webdav-mcp-server # Install dependencies npm install # Build the application npm run build
# Build the Docker image docker build -t webdav-mcp-server . # Run the container without authentication docker run -p 3000:3000 \ -e WEBDAV_ROOT_URL=http://your-webdav-server \ -e WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH=/webdav \ webdav-mcp-server # Run the container with authentication for both WebDAV and MCP server docker run -p 3000:3000 \ -e WEBDAV_ROOT_URL=http://your-webdav-server \ -e WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH=/webdav \ -e WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED=true \ -e WEBDAV_USERNAME=admin \ -e WEBDAV_PASSWORD=password \ -e AUTH_ENABLED=true \ -e AUTH_USERNAME=user \ -e AUTH_PASSWORD=pass \ webdav-mcp-server

Create a.envfile in the root directory with the following variables:

# WebDAV configuration WEBDAV_ROOT_URL=http://localhost:4080 WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH=/webdav # WebDAV authentication (optional) WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED=true WEBDAV_USERNAME=admin # WebDAV password must be plain text (required when auth enabled) # The WebDAV protocol requires sending the actual password to the server WEBDAV_PASSWORD=password # Server configuration (for HTTP mode) SERVER_PORT=3000 # Authentication configuration for MCP server (optional) AUTH_ENABLED=true AUTH_USERNAME=user AUTH_PASSWORD=pass AUTH_REALM=MCP WebDAV Server # Auth password for MCP server can be a bcrypt hash (unlike WebDAV passwords) # AUTH_PASSWORD={bcrypt}$2y$10$CyLKnUwn9fqqKQFEbxpZFuE9mzWR/x8t6TE7.CgAN0oT8I/5jKJBy

Encrypted Passwords for MCP Server Authentication

For enhanced security of the MCP server (not WebDAV connections), you can use bcrypt-encrypted passwords instead of storing them in plain text:
- Generate a bcrypt hash:

# Using the built-in utility npm run generate-hash -- yourpassword # Or with npx npx webdav-mcp-generate-hash yourpassword
AUTH_PASSWORD={bcrypt}$2y$10$CyLKnUwn9fqqKQFEbxpZFuE9mzWR/x8t6TE7.CgAN0oT8I/5jKJBy

This way, your MCP server password is stored securely. Note that WebDAV passwords must always be in plain text due to protocol requirements.

This mode is ideal for direct integration with Claude Desktop.

# If installed globally webdav-mcp-server # If using npx npx webdav-mcp-server # If built from source node dist/index.js

This mode enables the server to be accessed over HTTP with Server-Sent Events for real-time communication.

# If installed globally webdav-mcp-server --http # If using npx npx webdav-mcp-server --http # If built from source node dist/index.js --http

The easiest way to get started with both the WebDAV server and the MCP server is to use Docker Compose:

# Start both WebDAV and MCP servers cd docker docker-compose up -d # This will start: # - hacdias/webdav server on port 4080 (username: admin, password: admin) # - MCP server on port 3000 (username: user, password: pass)

This setup useshacdias/webdav, a simple and standalone WebDAV server written in Go. The configuration for the WebDAV server is stored inwebdav_config.yml, which you can modify to adjust permissions, add users, or change other settings.

The WebDAV server stores all files in a Docker volume calledwebdav_data, which persists across container restarts.

Thewebdav_config.ymlfile configures the hacdias/webdav server used in the Docker Compose setup. Here's what you can customize:

# Server address and port address: 0.0.0.0 port: 6060 # Root data directory directory: /data # Enable/disable CORS cors: enabled: true # Additional CORS settings... # Default permissions (C=Create, R=Read, U=Update, D=Delete) permissions: CRUD # User definitions users: - username: admin password: admin # Plain text password permissions: CRUD # Full permissions - username: reader password: reader permissions: R # Read-only permissions # You can also use bcrypt-encrypted passwords - username: secure password: "{bcrypt}$2y$10$zEP6oofmXFeHaeMfBNLnP.DO8m.H.Mwhd24/TOX2MWLxAExXi4qgi"

For more advanced configuration options, refer to thehacdias/webdav documentation.
- Ensure the MCP feature is enabled in Claude Desktop Using npx 2. Open Claude Desktop settings and click edit config (claude_desktop_config.json) 3. Add ``json { "mcpServers": { "webdav": { "command": "npx", "args":
[ "-y", "webdav-mcp-server" ], "env": { "WEBDAV_ROOT_URL": "", "WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH": "", "WEBDAV_USERNAME": "", "WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "", "WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED": "true|false" } } } } ` Using node and local build 2. Clone this repository and run setup.sh on mac/linux or setup.bat on windows 3. Open Claude Desktop settings and click edit config (claude_desktop_config.json) 4. Add `json { "mcpServers": { "webdav": { "command": "node", "args": [ "/dist/index.js" ], "env": { "WEBDAV_ROOT_URL": "", "WEBDAV_ROOT_PATH": "", "WEBDAV_USERNAME": "", "WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "", "WEBDAV_AUTH_ENABLED": "true|false" } } } }


-
webdav://{path}/list- List files in a directory
-
webdav://{path}/content- Get file content
-
webdav://{path}/info- Get file or directory information

- webdav_create_remote_file- Create a new file on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_get_remote_file- Retrieve content from a file stored on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_update_remote_file- Update an existing file on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_delete_remote_item- Delete a file or directory from a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_create_remote_directory- Create a new directory on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_move_remote_item- Move or rename a file/directory on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_copy_remote_item- Copy a file/directory to a new location on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_list_remote_directory- List files and directories on a remote WebDAV server

- webdav_create_remote_file- Prompt to create a new file on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_get_remote_file- Prompt to retrieve content from a remote WebDAV file
-
webdav_update_remote_file- Prompt to update a file on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_delete_remote_item- Prompt to delete a file/directory from a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_list_remote_directory- Prompt to list directory contents on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_create_remote_directory- Prompt to create a directory on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_move_remote_item- Prompt to move/rename a file/directory on a remote WebDAV server
-
webdav_copy_remote_item- Prompt to copy a file/directory on a remote WebDAV server

Here are some example queries you can use in Claude Desktop once the WebDAV MCP server is connected:

- "List files on my remote WebDAV server"
- "Create a new text file called notes.txt on my remote WebDAV server with the following content: Hello World"
- "Get the content of document.txt from my remote WebDAV server"
- "Update config.json on my remote WebDAV server with this new configuration"
- "Create a directory called projects on my remote WebDAV server"
- "Copy report.docx to a backup location on my remote WebDAV server"
- "Move the file old_name.txt to new_name.txt on my remote WebDAV server"
- "Delete temp.txt from my remote WebDAV server"

You can also use this package programmatically in your own projects:


import { startWebDAVServer } from 'webdav-mcp-server'; // For stdio transport without authentication await startWebDAVServer({ webdavConfig: { rootUrl: 'http://your-webdav-server', rootPath: '/webdav', authEnabled: false }, useHttp: false }); // For stdio transport with WebDAV authentication (password must be plain text) await startWebDAVServer({ webdavConfig: { rootUrl: 'http://your-webdav-server', rootPath: '/webdav', authEnabled: true, username: 'admin', password: 'password' }, useHttp: false }); // With bcrypt hash for MCP server password (HTTP auth only) await startWebDAVServer({ webdavConfig: { rootUrl: 'http://your-webdav-server', rootPath: '/webdav', authEnabled: true, username: 'admin', password: 'password' // WebDAV password must be plain text }, useHttp: true, httpConfig: { port: 3000, auth: { enabled: true, username: 'user', password: '{bcrypt}$2y$10$CyLKnUwn9fqqKQFEbxpZFuE9mzWR/x8t6TE7.CgAN0oT8I/5jKJBy' } } }); // For HTTP transport with MCP authentication await startWebDAVServer({ webdavConfig: { rootUrl: 'http://your-webdav-server', rootPath: '/webdav', authEnabled: true, username: 'admin', password: 'password' }, useHttp: true, httpConfig: { port: 3000, auth: { enabled: true, username: 'user', password: 'pass', realm: 'MCP WebDAV Server' } } }); // For HTTP transport without authentication await startWebDAVServer({ webdavConfig: { rootUrl: 'http://your-webdav-server', rootPath: '/webdav', authEnabled: false }, useHttp: true, httpConfig: { port: 3000, auth: { enabled: false } } });
``

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