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Seafile MCP server

Seafile is a file sync and share server that you host yourself or rent from a provider. Through Flowplane an AI assistant can list your libraries and folders, search for files by name (and by content where your server has full-text search), and read a text file. It can upload a new file, and it can make a public share link once you approve.

Connect Seafile →Set up your assistant
Tools
6 read · 2 change
Sign-in
Your own account
Approval, by default
1 of 2 changes ask first
MCP server
Flowplane’s tools
What it can do

What your assistant can do in Seafile

6 tools that read and 2 that change something in Seafile. Reads are allowed; a change marked “asks first” waits for the person’s approval by default, and your workspace’s rules decide the rest.

Reads6

  • Check the connectionSee which account it uses and whether it workswhoami
  • List librariesYour libraries, with their idslist_libraries
  • List a folderFiles and folders in a folderlist_folder
  • Search filesFind files by name or contentsearch_files
  • A file's detailsName, size and who changed itget_file
  • Read a fileA file's text, cut to a sizeread_file

Changes2

  • Upload a fileAdds a file, never over anotherupload_file
  • Create a share linkasks firstA public link to a file or folder, asked firstcreate_share_link
How it connects

Sign-in

Each person pastes the API token of their own Seafile account, so the assistant sees exactly the libraries that person can, with that person’s rights. You get the token in Seafile under your avatar, Settings, Web API Auth Token. Flowplane keeps it sealed; the assistant never sees it.

In Flowplane: In the Flowplane console, add Seafile, type the address you open Seafile at and paste your API token. A Seafile behind a firewall connects through a tunnel.

MCP

Seafile and MCP

Seafile has no official MCP server of its own. There are community-built Seafile MCP servers, which you run yourself with your token. Flowplane talks to Seafile’s own Web API directly, so there is nothing to install or host.

Try it

Things to ask

  • “Which libraries do I have in Seafile?”
  • “Find the files with “offerte” in their name in the Sales library.”
  • “What is in the folder /Reports/2026 of the Finance library?”
  • “Read the meeting notes in /Board/notes-october.md and list the decisions.”
  • “Make a share link for /Brochures/product-sheet.pdf.”
Your assistant

Connect your assistant to Seafile

One Flowplane address works in every assistant below, with the same rules and the same log. Step-by-step setup for each:

FAQ

Questions

What can the assistant change in Seafile?
Two things. It can upload a file, which never overwrites an existing one: Seafile stores a taken name as “name (1).ext”. Uploads are allowed by default. A share link makes a file public, so it waits for your approval by default. Deleting, renaming, moving, overwriting, creating libraries and sharing with people or groups are left out on purpose.
Can it read PDFs, Office files and encrypted libraries?
Not yet. A file is read as text; for a PDF, an image or an Office file the assistant only gets its size and details. Encrypted libraries cannot be read, because Seafile needs their password and Flowplane never asks for it.
Which AI assistants can use Seafile through Flowplane?
Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot and Mistral Le Chat, and any other client that supports remote MCP servers with sign-in. They all reach Seafile through the same Flowplane address.
What does it cost?
Free for one person, with up to three apps and five assistants. Personal Pro is €9 a month including VAT; companies start at €99 a month for ten active users. Prices are indicative; see the pricing page.

Flowplane is not affiliated with or endorsed by Seafile’s maker; the name and logo only identify the app. Pricing

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