Filesystem
Official
Secure file operations with configurable access controls
About Filesystem MCP Server
Filesystem is an MCP server in the System category. It exposes tools, resources to connected AI applications, enabling them to interact with filesystem capabilities through the standardized Model Context Protocol.
Features
Tools
Resources
Category
System
Getting Started
To use the Filesystem MCP server in your AI application, follow these steps:
- Install the MCP client SDK for your platform
- Connect to the Filesystem MCP server
- Authenticate with your Filesystem credentials
- Start using the tools, resources, and prompts provided by the server
Example Code
// Connect to the Filesystem MCP server
const server = await mcp.connect("filesystem");
// List available tools
const tools = await server.tools.list();
// List available resources
const resources = await server.resources.list();
// List available prompts
const prompts = await server.prompts.list();
Installation
npm
npm install @mcp/server-filesystempip
pip install mcp-server-filesystemCompatible With
Claude Desktop
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Any MCP-compatible client