A high-performance Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides secure filesystem access for Claude and other AI assistants.
Quick Install
Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"fast-filesystem-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"efforthye/fast-filesystem-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Run in terminal:
claude mcp add fast-filesystem-mcp npx -y efforthye/fast-filesystem-mcp
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"fast-filesystem-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"efforthye/fast-filesystem-mcp"
]
}
}
}
README Excerpt
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Tools (20)
fast_batch_file_operationsfast_compress_filesfast_copy_filefast_create_directoryfast_delete_filefast_edit_blockfast_edit_blocksfast_edit_filefast_edit_multiple_blocksfast_extract_archivefast_extract_linesfast_find_large_filesfast_get_directory_treefast_get_disk_usagefast_get_file_infofast_large_write_filefast_list_allowed_directoriesfast_list_directoryfast_move_filefast_read_file
Topics
ai-assistantai-toolsanthropicautomationbackupclaudeclaude-desktopdeveloper-toolsfastfile-operationsfilesystemlarge-filesmcpmcp-servernodejs