get_file_info — Filesystem MCP Tool Read-only

get_file_info (get file info) 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 get_file_info from your client

Claude Code Filesystem get_file_info run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Filesystem get_file_info ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Filesystem get_file_info ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Filesystem get_file_info .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Filesystem get_file_info ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Filesystem get_file_info ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Fastest route

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

Other tools on this server

read_file
read_multiple_files
write_file
edit_file
create_directory
list_directory
directory_tree
move_file
search_files
list_allowed_directories

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.

Filesystem MCP server