Filesystem for Claude Desktop
io.github.modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem
Reference server for local file operations, scoped to directories you pass as arguments. Read, write, edit, search and inspect files and directory trees.
client:Claude Desktop
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
tools:11
Install Filesystem in Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"server-filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"
]
}
}
}Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs