io.github.mrfentmen/gopher-mcp

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Use this MCP server to the Gopher protocol, browse gopherspace, the pre HTTP internet. Menus,...

io.github.mrfentmen/gopher-mcp (MCP Server)

This MCP server enables access to the Gopher protocol. It is designed to browse gopherspace—described as the pre-HTTP internet—using MCP, with support for navigating gopher menus.

🛠️ Key Features

Gopher protocol support
Browsing gopherspace (pre-HTTP internet)
Menu-based navigation

🚀 Use Cases

Access and explore resources hosted via Gopher
Traverse Gopher menus to locate content in gopherspace

⚡ Developer Benefits

Provides MCP-based integration for Gopher browsing
Offers a structured way to work with Gopher menu navigation through MCP

⚠️ Limitations

Scope is limited to the Gopher protocol and gopherspace browsing as described

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gopher mcp

An MCP server that speaks the Gopher protocol, the pre HTTP internet, still running since 1991.

Gopher is a text menu protocol: you open a menu, it lists typed items (directories, text files, search services), and you navigate deeper. This server is a raw TCP Gopher client (port 70), no HTTP, no scraping.

Why it's original

Nobody else has a Gopher client as an MCP tool. The AI can now surf gopherspace, Floodgap, SDF, Veronica search, and read documents that predate the web.

Tools

Tool	What it does
`open_menu`	Open a gopher menu and list its items (dirs, text, search, binaries)
`read_textfile`	Read a plain text file (gopher type 0)
`search_veronica`	Run a Veronica-2 search across gopherspace

Usage

bash

npm run build && node dist/index.js

Example flow:

code

open_menu { host: "gopher.floodgap.com", selector: "/" }
search_veronica { host: "gopher.floodgap.com", query: "retro games" }
read_textfile { host: "gopher.floodgap.com", selector: "/0/floodgap/new" }

Default host is gopher.floodgap.com (Floodgap Systems, serving gopher since 1999, blocklist updated April 2026, ~81,000 Veronica matches indexed). All keyless, no auth.

Install

Add to VS Code Add to Cursor

claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gopher-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mrfentmen/gopher-mcp@1.0.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}