Filesystem for Cursor
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:Cursor
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
tools:11
Install Filesystem in Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"server-filesystem": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"
]
}
}
}Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs