MCP Servers / file-system / MCP Filesystem Server

MCP Filesystem Server

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Provides secure access to the local filesystem via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Install

How to run this server

No install command recorded.

server path: mcp-filesystem-server

Tools

What this server exposes

read_file

Read the complete contents of a file from the file system

read_multiple_files

Read the contents of multiple files in a single operation

write_file

Create a new file or overwrite an existing file with new content

copy_file

Copy files and directories

move_file

Move or rename files and directories

delete_file

Delete a file or directory from the file system

modify_file

Update file by finding and replacing text using string matching or regex

list_directory

Get a detailed listing of all files and directories in a specified path

create_directory

Create a new directory or ensure a directory exists

tree

Returns a hierarchical JSON representation of a directory structure

search_files

Recursively search for files and directories matching a pattern

search_within_files

Search for text within file contents across directory trees

get_file_info

Retrieve detailed metadata about a file or directory

list_allowed_directories

Returns the list of directories that this server is allowed to access

Configuration

Environment & auth

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Resources