Glob Pattern Tester MCP tool

MCP findutils:glob_pattern_tester

Returns which file paths match a glob pattern and which do not. Supports * and ** wildcards, ? single characters, [abc] character classes, {a,b} brace expansion and a leading ! for negation. A pattern without a slash also matches against the file basename.

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Arguments

application/json

pattern

string required

The glob pattern to test, e.g. "src/**/*.ts" or "*.{jpg,png}".
files

array required

File paths to test. An array of strings (a newline-separated string is also accepted).

Example arguments

Verified

{
  "pattern": "**/*.ts",
  "files": [
    "src/index.ts",
    "README.md"
  ]
}

claude mcp add findutils --transport http https://mcp.findutils.com/

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "findutils": {
      "url": "https://mcp.findutils.com/"
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST https://mcp.findutils.com/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "glob_pattern_tester",
      "arguments": {
        "pattern": "**/*.ts",
        "files": [
          "src/index.ts",
          "README.md"
        ]
      }
    }
  }'

Also a REST endpoint

The same tool answers plain HTTP at POST /api/tools/glob-pattern-tester/execute.

REST reference

Rate limit: 120 a minute, per IP
Auth: None
REST id: glob-pattern-tester
MCP name: glob_pattern_tester
Category: Developer
Machine-readable: openapi.json · markdown.md

Arguments

Example arguments

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