create_directory — Filesystem MCP Tool Mutating
create_directory
(create directory) is one of 11 tools on the
Filesystem
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call create_directory from your client
- Claude Code Filesystem create_directory run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Filesystem create_directory ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Filesystem create_directory ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Filesystem create_directory .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Filesystem create_directory ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Filesystem create_directory ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Filesystem create_directory ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Filesystem create_directory ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Filesystem create_directory .mcp.json (in your project root)
- LangChain Filesystem create_directory pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add server-filesystem -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystemOther tools on this server
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.