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Created byApr 22, 2025

Filesystem MCP Server

Node.js server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for filesystem operations.

Features

  • Read/write files
  • Create/list/delete directories
  • Move files/directories
  • Search files
  • Get file metadata
Note: The server will only allow operations within directories specified via args.

API

Resources

  • file://system: File system operations interface

Tools

  • read_file
  • read_multiple_files
  • write_file
  • edit_file
  • create_directory
  • list_directory
  • move_file
  • search_files
  • get_file_info
  • list_allowed_directories

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
Note: you can provide sandboxed directories to the server by mounting them to /projects. Adding the ro flag will make the directory readonly by the server.

Docker

Note: all directories must be mounted to /projects by default.

NPX

Build

Docker build:

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.

Filesystem MCP Server

Node.js server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for filesystem operations.

Features

  • Read/write files
  • Create/list/delete directories
  • Move files/directories
  • Search files
  • Get file metadata
Note: The server will only allow operations within directories specified via args.

API

Resources

  • file://system: File system operations interface

Tools

  • read_file
  • read_multiple_files
  • write_file
  • edit_file
  • create_directory
  • list_directory
  • move_file
  • search_files
  • get_file_info
  • list_allowed_directories

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
Note: you can provide sandboxed directories to the server by mounting them to /projects. Adding the ro flag will make the directory readonly by the server.

Docker

Note: all directories must be mounted to /projects by default.

NPX

Build

Docker build:

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.