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filesystem context for VS Code

io.github.j0hanz/filesystem-context

🔍 Read-only MCP server for secure filesystem exploration, searching, and analysis

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install filesystem context in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "filesystem-context": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@j0hanz/filesystem-context-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs

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