A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides secure file system operations through a sandboxed environment.
mcp-file-system is an MCP project maintained in the gleb-roma/mcp_file_system repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides secure file system operations through a sandboxed environment”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using uv. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| read_file | file_path: str) - Read file contents |
| write_file | file_path: str, content: str) - Write content to file |
| list_directory | directory_path: str) - List directory contents |
| delete_file | file_path: str) - Delete a file |
| move_file | source_path: str, destination_path: str) - Move/rename a file |
| copy_file | source_path: str, destination_path: str) - Copy a file |
{
"mcpServers": {
"file-system": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/mcp_file_system",
"run",
"src/main.py"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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