Filesystem Android MCP Server

Key features: - **Project Validation**: Ensures directories are valid Android projects by checking for gradle files - **File Browsing**: Lists all

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What is the Filesystem Android MCP server?

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Filesystem Android, the filesystem android mcp server is the bridge. Key features: - Project Validation: Ensures directories are valid Android projects by checking for gradle files - File Browsing: Lists all Kotlin, KTS, TOML files and AndroidManifest.xml grouped by directory - File Reading: Provides secure access to read individual or multiple files.

What Filesystem Android does

Key features: - Project Validation: Ensures directories are valid Android projects by checking for gradle files - File Browsing: Lists all Kotlin, KTS, TOML files and AndroidManifest.xml grouped by directory - File Reading: Provides secure access to read individual or multiple files with appropriate filtering - Security: Prevents access to sensitive directories like .gradle, .git and build folders

This project provides a Claude MCP server that enables secure access to Android project files. It allows AI assistants to browse and read source code from Android projects by checking for essential gradle configuration files that validate authentic Android projects.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call this tool directly:

  • Security — Prevents access to sensitive directories like .gradle, .git and build folders

Installing the filesystem android mcp server

Setup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Where it fits

File and storage servers are what separate an assistant that talks about your documents from one that actually works with them. Filesystem Android sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Security — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other file systems servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by SDILogin.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the filesystem android mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
SecurityPrevents access to sensitive directories like .gradle, .git and build folders

How to install the Filesystem Android MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Android source code": {
      "command": "/path/to/uv", 
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "./filesystem_android/main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Filesystem Android to Security.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Filesystem Android to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Security) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Filesystem Android directly.