Rust MCP Filesystem MCP Server

Blazing-fast, asynchronous MCP server for seamless filesystem operations.

What it actually does

Rust MCP Filesystem is a blazingly fast, asynchronous, and lightweight MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed for efficient handling of various filesystem operations. This project is a pure Rust rewrite of the JavaScript-based @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem, offering enhanced capabilities, improved performance, and a robust feature set tailored for modern filesystem interactions.

• ⚡ High Performance — Built in Rust for speed and efficiency, leveraging asynchronous I/O to handle filesystem operations seamlessly
• 🔒 Read-Only by Default — Starts with no write access, ensuring safety until explicitly configured otherwise
• 🔄 MCP Roots support — enabling clients to dynamically modify the list of allowed directories (disabled by default)
• 📦 ZIP Archive Support — Tools to create ZIP archives from files or directories and extract ZIP files with ease
• 🪶 Lightweight — Standalone with no external dependencies (e.g., no Node.js, Python etc required), compiled to a single binary with a minimal resource footprint, ideal for both lightweight and extensive deployment scenarios
• 🎛️ Tool Disabling — Disable specific tools to limit functionality and reduce the number of available tools, helping to save tokens

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