Rclone

Name: Rclone
Author: rclone-ui

by rclone-uicommunityv1.0.0

The rclone-mcp server implements the Model Context Protocol for the Rclone RC API, enabling AI assistants to manage cloud storage remotes and perform file operations through natural language commands.

From the registry: MCP server for the Rclone RC API, with selectable toolsets.

GitHub Repository

Install & configure

Prerequisites

required
rclone daemon running
Start the rclone remote control daemon before using this MCP server
```
$ rclone rcd --rc-no-auth
```
https://rclone.org/rc/

Install in your client

Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest

Please install the `rclone` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **rclone daemon running** — Start the rclone remote control daemon before using this MCP server Run: `rclone rcd --rc-no-auth` (https://rclone.org/rc/)

Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `npx`
- args: ["-y","rclone-mcp"]
- optional environment variables:
  - `RCLONE_URL`: rclone RC daemon URL (example: `http://localhost:5572`)
  - `RCLONE_USER`: HTTP Basic Auth username (if rclone started with --rc-user) (example: `admin`)
  - `RCLONE_PASS`: HTTP Basic Auth password (if rclone started with --rc-pass) (example: `<your-password>`)
  - `RCLONE_READ_ONLY`: Set to 1 to disable write tools (example: `1`)

Note: 98 tools auto-generated from rclone OpenAPI spec. Default toolsets (55 tools): core, config, operations, sync. Add --toolsets flag for more. Read-only mode available.

Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.

Note: 98 tools auto-generated from rclone OpenAPI spec. Default toolsets (55 tools): core, config, operations, sync. Add --toolsets flag for more. Read-only mode available.