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Filesystem MCP

io.github.j0hanz/filesystem-mcp

Secure filesystem MCP server for reading, writing, searching, diffing, and patching files.

Install

Add the config to your client settings. Replace values in <angle brackets> with your own.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@j0hanz/filesystem-mcp@2.8.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FS_ALLOWED_DIRS": "<FS_ALLOWED_DIRS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Details

Name: io.github.j0hanz/filesystem-mcp
Version: 2.8.1
Updated: Oct 13, 2026
Source: Official MCP Registry
Repository: https://github.com/j0hanz/filesystem-mcp
Website: https://github.com/j0hanz/filesystem-mcp