How do I install the file mcp server?

Run it through your MCP client's configuration using `npx -y @smithery/cli`. Add the server block to Claude Desktop's config file (or use `claude mcp add` for Claude Code), restart the client, and the tools appear automatically. Full snippets are on this page.

Does the file mcp server need an API key?

No API key is documented for this server, so it should start without additional credentials. Because it runs locally, it inherits whatever access your machine already has — worth keeping in mind when you decide what to point it at.

File MCP Server — Setup Guide for Claude

Name: File MCP Server
Author: CSOAI-ORG

What is the File MCP server?

File MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on File directly instead of describing what you should do. AI-powered file organizer ai MCP server for agents. Supports categorize by extension, find d...

What you get

This MCP server is built with EU AI Act compliance built-in:

What the assistant can call

Once File is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

Well — documented API
Production-ready — Active maintenance
Pro — ** $99/mo — Full MCP suite + EU AI Act tracking
Enterprise — ** $499/mo — Custom dev + SLA + Dedicated support
Domain — Purpose
Tier — Price

Setting it up

The server ships on npm as @smithery/cli, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Choosing this one

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. File's toolset — Well, Production-ready, Pro and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by CSOAI-ORG; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against File's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the file mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

Tool	What it does
Well	documented API
Production-ready	Active maintenance
Pro	** $99/mo — Full MCP suite + EU AI Act tracking
Enterprise	** $499/mo — Custom dev + SLA + Dedicated support
Domain	Purpose
Tier	Price

How to install the File MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "file-organizer-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

“Use File to Well.”
“Use File to Production-ready.”
“Use File to Pro.”

Frequently asked questions

It connects File to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 6 tools (Well, Production-ready, Pro, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with File directly.

File MCP Server

What is the File MCP server?

What you get

What the assistant can call

Setting it up

Choosing this one

Before you rely on it

Available tools

How to install the File MCP server

Example prompts to try

Frequently asked questions

Alternatives to the File MCP server

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File MCP Server

What is the File MCP server?

What you get

What the assistant can call

Setting it up

Choosing this one

Before you rely on it

Available tools

How to install the File MCP server

Example prompts to try

Frequently asked questions

What does the file mcp server do?

How do I install the file mcp server?

Does the file mcp server need an API key?

Alternatives to the File MCP server

Context7

Playwright

GitHub

Linear

Git

Time