Filesystem MCP

Filesystem Features

• •Read and write file operations
• •Directory creation and listing
• •File and directory movement
• •File search capabilities
• •Metadata retrieval
• •Advanced pattern matching
• •Secure access controls
• •Whitespace normalization
• •Git-style diff output

Filesystem Setup & Configuration

# Docker Installation
docker build -t mcp/filesystem -f src/filesystem/Dockerfile .
docker run -i --rm --mount type=bind,src=/path/to/dir,dst=/projects/dir mcp/filesystem /projects

# NPX Installation
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /path/to/allowed/dir

# Docker Configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/Users/username/Desktop,dst=/projects/Desktop",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/other/dir,dst=/projects/other/dir,ro",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

# NPX Configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/Users/username/Desktop",
        "/path/to/other/allowed/dir"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Filesystem Available Tools

• •read_file
• •read_multiple_files
• •write_file
• •edit_file
• •create_directory
• •list_directory
• •move_file
• •search_files
• •get_file_info
• •list_allowed_directories

Filesystem Required Inputs

Filesystem Use Cases

• •File system management
• •Content editing and updating
• •Directory organization
• •File search and discovery
• •Metadata inspection
• •Batch file operations
• •File system automation

Frequently Asked Questions