MCP Filesystem

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes resources for each file in a working directory and sends change notifications.

Local serverstdio

What is the MCP Filesystem MCP Server?

MCP Filesystem is an MCP project maintained in the isaacphi/mcp-filesystem repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes resources for each file in a working directory and sends change notifications”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using mcp-filesystem. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the MCP Filesystem MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "mcp-filesystem",
      "args": [
        "--workspace",
        "/path/to/your/repository"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.