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Filesystem MCP MCP Server

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Read and write local files inside an allowed directory.

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About Filesystem MCP

Reference filesystem server from the official MCP servers repo. Provides safe, sandboxed file read/write/list/search inside one or more allowed root directories.

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fileslocalreadwrite

How to install Filesystem MCP

Add the following entry to your MCP client config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or .mcp.json). Refer to the official repository for the exact command, package name, and required environment variables.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"]
    }
  }
}

Example shape only — see the repository for the canonical install command.

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