Filesystem
stdioSecure file operations with configurable access controls. Read, write, move, and search files within allowed directories
Author
Anthropic
Runtime
node
Package
@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem
Command
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /path/to/allowed/directory
Categories
filesystemutilities
Install with the CLI:
npx @getmcp/cli add filesystemConfiguration
Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"/path/to/allowed/directory"
]
}
}
}