Filesystem MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides filesystem operations for Claude AI.
Features
This MCP server provides the following filesystem operations:
read_file: Read complete contents of a file
Input:
path
(string)Reads complete file contents with UTF-8 encoding
read_multiple_files: Read multiple files simultaneously
Input:
paths
(string[])Failed reads won't stop the entire operation
write_file: Create new file or overwrite existing
Inputs:
path
(string): File locationcontent
(string): File content
create_directory: Create new directory or ensure it exists
Input:
path
(string)Creates parent directories if needed
Succeeds silently if directory exists
list_directory: List directory contents with [FILE] or [DIR] prefixes
Input:
path
(string)
move_file: Move or rename files and directories
Inputs:
source
(string)destination
(string)
Fails if destination exists
search_files: Recursively search for files/directories
Inputs:
path
(string): Starting directorypattern
(string): Search pattern
Case-insensitive matching
Returns full paths to matches
get_file_info: Get detailed file/directory metadata
Input:
path
(string)Returns:
Size
Creation time
Modified time
Access time
Type (file/directory)
Permissions
list_allowed_directories: List all directories the server is allowed to access
No input required
Returns directories that this server can read/write from
Security
The server only allows operations within directories specified via command-line arguments.
Installation
Clone this repository
Install dependencies:
npm install
Build the project:
npm run build
Usage
Run the server with one or more allowed directories:
MCP Configuration
Add the server to your MCP configuration file:
License
ISC
local-only server
The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.
Tools
An MCP server that allows Claude AI to perform filesystem operations including reading, writing, listing, moving files, and searching directories within specified allowed paths.
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