Servers
io.github.modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem

Filesystem

io.github.modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem · v2025.8.21

stdio

Reference server for local file operations, scoped to directories you pass as arguments. Read, write, edit, search and inspect files and directory trees.

reference files local official

Claude Code

claude mcp add server-filesystem -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem

mcpServers JSON (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code)

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

Tools (11)

read_fileread_multiple_fileswrite_fileedit_filecreate_directorylist_directorydirectory_treemove_filesearch_filesget_file_infolist_allowed_directories

server.json manifest

{
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-09-29/server.schema.json",
  "_meta": {
    "io.mcpregistry/license": "MIT",
    "io.mcpregistry/tags": [
      "reference",
      "files",
      "local",
      "official"
    ],
    "io.mcpregistry/tools": [
      "read_file",
      "read_multiple_files",
      "write_file",
      "edit_file",
      "create_directory",
      "list_directory",
      "directory_tree",
      "move_file",
      "search_files",
      "get_file_info",
      "list_allowed_directories"
    ],
    "io.mcpregistry/transport": "stdio"
  },
  "description": "Reference server for local file operations, scoped to directories you pass as arguments. Read, write, edit, search and inspect files and directory trees.",
  "name": "io.github.modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
  "packages": [
    {
      "environmentVariables": [],
      "identifier": "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
      "registryType": "npm",
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "version": "2025.8.21"
    }
  ],
  "repository": {
    "source": "github",
    "url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers"
  },
  "title": "Filesystem",
  "version": "2025.8.21"
}