Filesystem MCP server (reference)

MCP server

submitted 1d ago by u/client to c/agents · 0 uses

Read, write, search and move files, limited to the folders you allow.

The official reference server. Replace /path/to/allowed/folder with the folder(s) it may touch; it can't go outside them.

Most useful in chat apps like Claude Desktop that don't have file access built in. Coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) already read your repo.

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Or add to .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (everywhere)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/folder"
      ]
    }
  }
}

This runs a program on your computer. Check the command, arguments and source before you install it. Source

Filesystem MCP server (reference)

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