Filesystem MCP server
Filesystem MCP server for AI assistants.
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23 stars1.9k downloads/wk
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Filesystem MCP tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
How Filesystem MCP compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 95% of 48,255 servers
- GitHub stars
- 23
- more than 91% of 28,688 servers
- Downloads a week
- 1,898
- more than 95% of 12,191 servers with a package
Release history: 21 versions in the registry since 2026-09-16, latest 2026-11-02, typically one every 2 days.
Install Filesystem MCP in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y @j0hanz/filesystem-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add filesystem-mcp -- npx -y @j0hanz/filesystem-mcp
What the publisher says
From the Filesystem MCP repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Filesystem MCP Server
Overview
Filesystem-MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants read and write files within explicitly allowed directories. Sensitive file patterns (.env, .pem, idrsa) are blocked by default. It exposes filesystem tools, resources, and prompts over stdio or Streamable HTTP transport.
Features
Built with
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Filesystem MCP: common questions
- Is Filesystem MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Filesystem MCP safety report
- How do I install Filesystem MCP?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Filesystem MCP need an API key?
- No secret keys are declared. It reads 4 settings from the environment.
- Is Filesystem MCP maintained?
- The last commit was 33 days ago (2026-10-02). The latest release is v2.15.0.
- How does Filesystem MCP compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 92/100 (higher than 95% of 48,255 servers); github stars 23 (more than 91% of 28,688 servers); downloads a week 1,898 (more than 95% of 12,191 servers with a package). Full comparison.