list_allowed_directories — Filesystem MCP Tool Read-only

list_allowed_directories (list allowed directories) 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 list_allowed_directories from your client

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

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