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MCP Filesystem Server

mark3labs/mcp-filesystem-server

This MCP server provides secure access to the local filesystem via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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Install

go install github.com/mark3labs/mcp-filesystem-server@latest

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "<value>",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}
GitHub stars
221
Author
@mark3labs
Category
File System, Developer Tools
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • Secure access to specified directories

  • Path validation to prevent directory traversal attacks

  • Symlink resolution with security checks

  • MIME type detection

  • Support for text, binary, and image files

  • Size limits for inline content and base64 encoding

Tools (14)

  • read_file

  • read_multiple_files

  • write_file

  • copy_file

  • move_file

  • delete_file

  • modify_file

  • list_directory

  • create_directory

  • tree

  • search_files

  • search_within_files

  • get_file_info

  • list_allowed_directories

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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