# Line Prefix Suffix — MCP tool `findutils:line_prefix_suffix`

Add a prefix, a suffix, or line numbers to every line of a text. Numbering starts at any value, steps by any amount, pads with zeros on request, and can skip blank lines.

- Category: text
- MCP server: https://mcp.findutils.com/ (Streamable HTTP, no API keys, 120 req/min per IP)
- REST endpoint: POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/line-prefix-suffix/execute (no API keys, 60 req/min per IP)
- Reference page: https://findutils.com/mcp/line-prefix-suffix/
- Same tool on the other surface: https://findutils.com/api/line-prefix-suffix/

## Connect

```bash
claude mcp add findutils --transport http https://mcp.findutils.com/
```

Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "findutils": {
      "url": "https://mcp.findutils.com/"
    }
  }
}
```

## Call the tool (verified example)

```bash
curl -X POST https://mcp.findutils.com/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "line_prefix_suffix",
      "arguments": {
        "text": "apples\npears",
        "number_lines": true
      }
    }
  }'
```

## Input schema

| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `text` | string | yes | Newline-separated input. |
| `prefix` | string | no | Text to put at the start of each line. Default: none. Default: `""`. |
| `suffix` | string | no | Text to put at the end of each line. Default: none. Default: `""`. |
| `number_lines` | boolean | no | Put a line number before each line. Default: false. Default: `false`. |
| `start_at` | integer | no | First line number. Default: 1. Default: `1`. |
| `step` | integer | no | Increment between line numbers. Default: 1. Default: `1`. |
| `number_format` | string | no | Template for the number with {n} as the placeholder. Default: "{n}. " Default: `"{n}. "`. |
| `pad_numbers` | boolean | no | Pad numbers with leading zeros to the width of the last number. Default: false. Default: `false`. |
| `skip_blank` | boolean | no | Leave lines that hold only whitespace unchanged and unnumbered. Default: false. Default: `false`. |

Example arguments (verified):

```json
{
  "text": "apples\npears",
  "number_lines": true
}
```

## Also a REST endpoint

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/line-prefix-suffix/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "apples\npears",
    "number_lines": true
  }'

# Parameter schema
curl https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/line-prefix-suffix
```

Full REST reference: https://findutils.com/api/line-prefix-suffix/ · OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://findutils.com/api/openapi.json

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Full catalog: POST https://mcp.findutils.com/ with method `tools/list` · https://findutils.com/mcp/ · https://findutils.com/llms.txt