MCP Filesystem Server
mark3labs/mcp-filesystem-server
This MCP server provides secure access to the local filesystem via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Filesystem MCP Server
cyanheads/filesystem-mcp-server
This is a TypeScript-based file system MCP server providing AI agents with a secure and reliable local file system operation interface, including reading, writing, updating and managing files and directories.
Install
Client configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem_stdio": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/filesystem-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
MCP_LOG_LEVEL- GitHub stars
- 2
- Author
- @cyanheads
- Category
- File System, Developer Tools
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- Oct 6, 2026
About Filesystem MCP Server
This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides a secure and reliable interface for AI agents to interact with the local filesystem. It enables reading, writing, updating, and managing files and directories, backed by a production-ready TypeScript foundation featuring comprehensive logging, error handling, security measures, and now supporting both STDIO and HTTP transports.
Empower your AI agents with robust, platform-agnostic file system capabilities, now with STDIO & Streamable HTTP transport options.
Features
Comprehensive File Operations: Tools for reading, writing, listing, deleting, moving, and copying files and directories.
Targeted Updates: update_file tool allows precise search-and-replace operations within files, supporting plain text and regex.
Session-Aware Path Management: set_filesystem_default tool establishes a default working directory for resolving relative paths during a session.
Dual Transport Support:
Security First:
Robust Foundation: Includes production-grade utilities, now reorganized for better modularity:
Enhanced Configuration: Zod-validated environment variables for type-safe and reliable setup.
Type Safety: Fully implemented in TypeScript for improved reliability and maintainability.
Tools (10)
set_filesystem_default
Sets a default absolute path for the current session.
read_file
Reads the entire content of a specified file as UTF-8 text.
write_file
Writes content to a specified file.
update_file
Performs targeted search-and-replace operations within an existing file using an array of {search, replace} blocks.
list_files
Lists files and directories within a specified path.
delete_file
Permanently removes a specific file.
delete_directory
Permanently removes a directory.
create_directory
Creates a new directory at the specified path.
move_path
Moves or renames a file or directory from a source path to a destination path.
copy_path
Copies a file or directory from a source path to a destination path.
Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README
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