.env

.env.example

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Appwrite Configuration
+# Copy this file to .env in your current working directory and fill in your values
+
+# Your Appwrite Project ID
+APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID=your-project-id-here
+
+# Your Appwrite API Endpoint (e.g., https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1 or your self-hosted URL)
+APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT=https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1
+
+# Your Appwrite API Key (Server API Key with required permissions)
+APPWRITE_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

.gitignore

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ dist/
 build/
 
 # Environment and config files  
-appwrite-config.json
 .env
 .env.local
 .env.development.local

README.md

@@ -37,23 +37,21 @@ npm install
 npm run build
 ```
 
-4. Configure your Appwrite credentials by creating `appwrite-config.json` in your **current working directory** (where you run Claude Code from), not in the cloned repository:
+4. Configure your Appwrite credentials by creating a `.env` file in your **current working directory** (where you run Claude Code from):
 
 ```bash
-# Copy the template to your current working directory
-cp /path/to/app-write-mcp/appwrite-config.json.template ./appwrite-config.json
+# Copy the example file to your current working directory
+cp /path/to/app-write-mcp/.env.example ./.env
 ```
 
-5. Edit the `appwrite-config.json` file in your current directory with your Appwrite project details:
-```json
-{
-  "projectId": "your-project-id",
-  "apiEndpoint": "https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1",
-  "apiKey": "your-api-key"
-}
+5. Edit the `.env` file in your current directory with your Appwrite project details:
+```bash
+APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID=your-project-id
+APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT=https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1
+APPWRITE_API_KEY=your-api-key
 ```
 
-**Important:** The MCP server looks for `appwrite-config.json` in the directory where Claude Code is currently running, not in the repository directory. This allows you to use different configurations for different projects without modifying the repository.
+**Important:** The MCP server looks for `.env` in the directory where Claude Code is currently running, not in the repository directory. This allows you to use different configurations for different projects without modifying the repository.
 
 ## Adding to Claude Code
 

appwrite-config.json.template

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "projectId": "YOUR_PROJECT_ID_HERE",
-  "apiEndpoint": "YOUR_API_ENDPOINT_HERE",
-  "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
-}

package-lock.json

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.0.0",
+        "dotenv": "^17.2.1",
         "node-appwrite": "^14.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -229,6 +230,18 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "17.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kQhDYKZecqnM0fCnzI5eIv5L4cAe/iRI+HqMbO/hbRdTAeXDG+M9FjipUxNfbARuEg4iHIbhnhs78BCHNbSxEQ==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/dunder-proto": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dunder-proto/-/dunder-proto-1.0.1.tgz",

package.json

@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
     "dev": "tsc --watch"
   },
-  "keywords": ["mcp", "appwrite", "claude", "model-context-protocol"],
+  "keywords": [
+    "mcp",
+    "appwrite",
+    "claude",
+    "model-context-protocol"
+  ],
   "author": "",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^17.2.1",
     "node-appwrite": "^14.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {

src/index.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 } from "node-appwrite";
 import { readFileSync, existsSync } from "fs";
 import { join } from "path";
+import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
 
 interface AppwriteConfig {
   projectId: string;
@@ -58,25 +59,25 @@ class AppwriteMCPServer {
   }
 
   private loadConfig(): void {
-    const configPath = join(process.cwd(), "appwrite-config.json");
+    // Load environment variables from .env file in current working directory
+    dotenv.config({ path: join(process.cwd(), '.env') });
     
-    if (!existsSync(configPath)) {
-      console.error("Appwrite configuration file not found. Please create appwrite-config.json");
+    const projectId = process.env.APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID;
+    const apiEndpoint = process.env.APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT;
+    const apiKey = process.env.APPWRITE_API_KEY;
+    
+    if (!projectId || !apiEndpoint || !apiKey) {
+      console.error("Appwrite configuration missing. Please create a .env file with APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID, APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT, and APPWRITE_API_KEY");
       return;
     }
 
-    try {
-      const configData = readFileSync(configPath, "utf-8");
-      this.config = JSON.parse(configData);
+    this.config = {
+      projectId,
+      apiEndpoint,
+      apiKey
+    };
 
-      if (!this.config?.projectId || !this.config?.apiEndpoint || !this.config?.apiKey) {
-        throw new Error("Missing required configuration fields");
-      }
-
-      this.initializeAppwrite();
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error("Error loading Appwrite configuration:", error);
-    }
+    this.initializeAppwrite();
   }
 
   private initializeAppwrite(): void {