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Filesystem MCP Server

by Anthropic

Reference implementation for file system operations. Read, write, and search files locally.

Reference Implementation
File System
GitHub
Deployment Type
💻Local

Runs on your local machine

Authentication
✓No Auth Required

No authentication needed

Installation
Easy

Quick setup, minimal config

Use Cases
Common ways to use this MCP server
File management
Content search
Directory traversal
File analysis
Ideal For
This server is perfect for these roles and teams
Developers
System Administrators
Data Scientists
Installation
Quick start guide for setting up this MCP server

1. Install via npx

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem

2. Add to Claude Desktop config

Edit claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new MCP server.

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