MCP Server

Filesystem

Local file access for MCP clients. Read, write, list, search, move — with a real directory allowlist enforced at the boundary.

Tier 1 sealed by curl

Filesystem is the one I run first on every new client. Read, write, list, move, search — local files exposed cleanly to the agent with the directory whitelist actually enforced at the boundary, not buried in a system prompt. Boring on purpose, and that's why it ships in production. If your agent touches files, this is the floor.

— Sudo
Source
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem
Registry namespace
io.github.modelcontextprotocol/filesystem
Imported from
modelcontextprotocol/servers
License
MIT
Pricing
Open Source
Added
Jul 15, 2026

Seal evidence

Official reference server from the Model Context Protocol team. Code reviewed in-tree by Anthropic + MCP working group. Tier 1 by editorial decision.

  • L1-wash
  • L2-editorial

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