Filesystem for VS Code
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:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
tools:11
Install Filesystem in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"server-filesystem": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"
]
}
}
}Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs