# JSON MCP
[](https://smithery.ai/server/@VadimNastoyashchy/json-mcp)
The **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** server empowers **LLMs** to efficiently interact with JSON files. With JSON MCP, you can **split**, **merge**, and **find specific data**, **validate** within JSON files based on defined conditions.
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## 🌟 Key Features
✅ **Fast and lightweight**
✅ **LLM-friendly functionality**
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## 🎥 Demo
Below is a demo showcasing the `split` functionality:
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## 🔧 Use Cases (Tools)
### 1. **`split`**
Split a JSON file into a specified number of objects.
> **Note:** The file path must be provided.
**Prompt Example:**
```plaintext
Split JSON file from /Users/json-mcp/tests/merged.json
5 objects per file
```
### 2. **`merge`**
Merge JSON files into a one JSON file
> **Note:** The folder path should be provided
**Prompt Example:**
```plaintext
Merge json files from /Users/json-mcp/tests
```
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### ⚙️ Configuration
[
](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect?url=vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22%40VadimNastoyashchy%2Fjson-mcp%22%2C%22command%22%3A%22npx%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22-y%22%2C%22%40smithery%2Fcli%40latest%22%2C%22run%22%2C%22%40VadimNastoyashchy%2Fjson-mcp%22%2C%22--key%22%2C%2292357446-baf5-439c-b7c1-b5263e221b57%22%5D%7D)
#### VS Code Manual Configuration
To configure the JSON MCP server manually in VS Code, update the **User Settings (JSON)** file:
```json
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"json-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["json-mcp-server@latest"]
}
}
}
}
```
#### Installation in VS Code
You can install the JSON MCP server using the VS Code CLI:
```bash
# For VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"json-mcp-server","command":"npx","args": ["json-mcp-server@latest"]}'
```
After installation, the JSON MCP server will be available for use with your GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code.
#### Claude Desktop
To install json-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@VadimNastoyashchy/json-mcp):
```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @VadimNastoyashchy/json-mcp --client claude
```
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### ⚙️ Installation Server
#### Install globally
```bash
npm install -g json-mcp-server@latest
```
#### Run after global installation
```bash
json-mcp-server
```
#### Using npx with latest version (recommended)
```bash
npx json-mcp-server@latest
```