compress
Compress local files or directories into a ZIP file
LABSCO SUMMARY
Archive work that stays on the filesystem instead of travelling through the conversation.
compress and decompress go from a path to a path, so the archive itself never has to be carried through the exchange, and getZipInfo answers what is inside before you spend a decompress on finding out. Each of the three archive tools takes an options object, which is where whatever tuning exists lives. The fourth tool, echo, returns the message you send it and exists for testing.
What it is
A local ZIP utility behind four tools: compress, decompress, an archive metadata read, and an echo for testing the connection.
What you get
- Files or directories packed into a ZIP written to an output path you name
- A ZIP unpacked into a directory you specify
- Metadata read out of an archive without extracting anything
Requirements
Local filesystem paths the server can read and write — each archive tool takes an input path, and compress and decompress take an output path as well. No account or key.
Setup effort
One command — npx -y zip-mcp
USE CASES
01
Packing a directory up for handoff
Point compress at the folder and give it the destination path; the archive is written where you asked rather than returned inline.
02
Unpacking an archive someone sent you
Extract the ZIP into the working directory you name, keeping the contents on disk where the next step can reach them.
03
Checking what is inside before you extract it
Read the archive's metadata first, which is the cheap way to find out whether it holds what you were told it holds.
4 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
decompress
Decompress local ZIP file to specified directory
echo
Return the input message (for testing)
getZipInfo
Get metadata information of a local ZIP file
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
4 tools when we connected.
Requires
npx on PATH
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 4 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.
Server setup
Configuration file
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"zip-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"zip-mcp"
]
}
}
}npx
TERMINAL
npx -y zip-mcp
