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Filesystem MCP

by Anthropic

Read, write, search, and manage local files. Sandboxed to configured directories for security.

★ 4.1K stars389 forks21.0K npm/wkActiveTypeScript
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⚡ Get Started

Install

npx @anthropic/mcp-filesystem

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-filesystem", "--root", "/path/to/allowed/dir"]
    }
  }
}

📊 Score Breakdown

🛡️Security30%
3.5/5

Sandboxed by default, but grants full read/write to configured dirs.

⚡Utility30%
4.2/5
🔄Maintenance25%
4.5/5
💎Uniqueness15%
3.0/5

Overall = Security (30%) + Utility (30%) + Maintenance (25%) + Uniqueness (15%). Full methodology →

ℹ️ Details

Category

📁 File Systems & Documents

Ecosystem

MCP Server

Language

TypeScript

Pricing

Free

License

MIT

Status

Active

Platforms

Claude Desktop, Cursor

OS Support

macOS, Windows, Linux

Agent Types

File System, Data Retrieval

Setup Time

~3 min

Install Difficulty

1/5

npm Version

1.2.0

📈 GitHub Signals

4.1K

Stars

389

Forks

15

Commits (30d)

22

Open Issues

Last commit: 8 months ago

🔒 Security Assessment

✓ Security Audited(9 months ago)

Permissions Required

file:readfile:writedirectory:list

Security Flags

  • filesystem_access

Sandboxed by default, but grants full read/write to configured dirs.

About

Give your AI agent sandboxed access to your local file system — read, write, search, and organize files.

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