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📁 File System
Updated 4d ago
A local filesystem MCP server that lets LLMs and AI agents read, write, search, diff, patch, and manage files safely and efficiently. Built for reliable, structured, and controlled filesystem interaction.
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Quick Install
Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.
Claude Desktop
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Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"j0hanz/filesystem-mcp"
]
}
}
}📋 Copy
Run in terminal:
claude mcp add filesystem-mcp npx -y j0hanz/filesystem-mcp📋 Copy
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"j0hanz/filesystem-mcp"
]
}
}
}📋 Copy
README Excerpt
Secure filesystem MCP server for reading, writing, searching, diffing, and patching files. - [Overview](#overview) - [Key Features](#key-features) - [Quick Start](#quick-start) — [Docker](#docker) · [CLI Usage](#cli-usage) - [Client Configuration](#client-configuration) - [Use Cases](#use-cases) - [Architecture](#architecture)
Tools (20)
DEFAULT_SEARCH_TIMEOUT DELETE FILESYSTEM_MCP_API_KEY FILESYSTEM_MCP_HTTP_HOST FILESYSTEM_MCP_LOG_LEVEL FILESYSTEM_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS FILESYSTEM_MCP_MAX_HTTP_SESSIONS FILESYSTEM_MCP_MAX_TASK_TTL_MS FS_CONTEXT_ALLOWLIST FS_CONTEXT_ALLOW_SENSITIVE FS_CONTEXT_DENYLIST FS_CONTEXT_DIAGNOSTICS FS_CONTEXT_DIAGNOSTICS_DETAIL FS_CONTEXT_LIST_CURSOR_TTL_MS FS_CONTEXT_MAX_INLINE_CHARS FS_CONTEXT_MAX_INLINE_MATCHES FS_CONTEXT_MAX_REQUEST_BYTES FS_CONTEXT_SEARCH_WORKERS FS_CONTEXT_SEARCH_WORKERS_DEBUG FS_CONTEXT_STRIP_STRUCTURED
Topics
analysis diff exploitation file-management file-operations filesystem glob grep manipulation mcp mcp-server model-context-protocol patch scanner search