getmcpbeta

Filesystem

stdio

Secure file operations with configurable access controls. Read, write, move, and search files within allowed directories

Author

Anthropic

Runtime

node

Package

@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem

Command

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /path/to/allowed/directory

Categories

filesystemutilities

Install with the CLI:

npx @getmcp/cli add filesystem

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop MCP documentation