Filesystem MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides filesystem operations for Claude AI

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What is the Filesystem MCP Server?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides filesystem operations for Claude AI

What it actually does

  • Input: path (string)
  • Reads complete file contents with UTF-8 encoding
  • Input: paths (string[])
  • Failed reads won't stop the entire operation
  • path (string): File location
  • content (string): File content

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Frequently asked questions

It supports reading, writing, creating directories, listing, moving, searching, and getting file metadata. Specific tools include `read_file`, `read_multiple_files`, `write_file`, `create_directory`, `list_directory`, `move_file`, `search_files`, `get_file_info`, and `list_allowed_directories`.