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:

  1. Install the MCP client SDK for your platform
  2. Connect to the Filesystem MCP server
  3. Authenticate with your Filesystem credentials
  4. 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-filesystem

pip

pip install mcp-server-filesystem
Compatible With
Claude Desktop
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Windsurf
Zed
Any MCP-compatible client