Filesystem MCP MCP Server

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.

Tags

How to install Filesystem MCP

Package

@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem (npm)

Transport

Local (stdio)

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/Users/username/Desktop",
        "/path/to/other/allowed/dir"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Copied from the official README — verified October 4, 2026. Replace placeholder keys with your own credentials.

Client setup documented by the maintainer

“Not documented” means the README has no client-specific steps — most MCP clients can still run a local stdio server from the configuration above.

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