Filesystem

Official

modelcontextprotocol

Secure file operations with configurable access controls

Features

file-readfile-writedirectory-listing

Category

File Systems

Quick Install

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem

Configuration

Config file location:

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Step 1: Copy the configuration above

Step 2: Open or create the config file at the path shown above

Step 3: Merge with existing config (add to mcpServers object) or replace if new

Step 4: Restart your Claude Desktop application

Details

Author
modelcontextprotocol
Type
Official
Category
File Systems