What are the most popular MCP servers for files & storage?

By GitHub stars: mcp-google-sheets (1,012 stars), mcp-filesystem-server (692 stars), mcp-gdrive (282 stars), mcp-video-analyzer (100 stars), vertex-ai-mcp-server (88 stars). Stars measure popularity, not quality, so read what each one reaches and how it is maintained.

What do MCP servers for files & storage connect to?

Among those placed here, the most common things they say they reach are filesystem (19 servers), googledrive (7 servers), google (3 servers), googlesheets (2 servers).

Which MCP servers for files & storage need a credential?

15 of 47 name a credential in their source; the most common are CLIENT_SECRET (3), GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS (3), BOX_DEV_TOKEN (1), FILESYSTEM_MCP_API_KEY (1), FTP_ENCRYPTION_KEY (1). A server with no credential listed has not been shown to need none; check its README.

Are there official MCP servers for files & storage?

None placed here is named as a vendor’s official server in our data.

How are servers placed under files & storage?

By a stated rule over what each one declares it reaches and what it says it does, never by a classifier. A server can sit in no category when no rule fired, which does not mean it belongs nowhere.

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MCP servers for files & storage

47 of the 8,104 servers we have read are placed here — local files and object storage. Placed by a stated rule over what each one declares it reaches and what it says it does, never by a classifier. Every row on this page, not a sample.

47 of the 8,104 MCP servers we have read are placed under files & storage. The most starred is mcp-google-sheets with 1,012 stars.

Most starred

Every server placed in files & storage

xing5/mcp-google-sheets
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This MCP server integrates with your Google Drive and Google Sheets, to enable creating and modifying spreadsheets.
googlegoogledrivegooglesheets
Needs GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS
LISTED · ★ 1012
mark3labs/mcp-filesystem-server
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Go server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for filesystem operations.
filesystem
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 692
isaacphi/mcp-gdrive
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for reading from Google Drive and editing Google Sheets
googledrivegooglesheets
Needs CLIENT_SECRET
STALE · ★ 282
guimatheus92/mcp-video-analyzer
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MCP server that turns any video — YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Loom, X, Vimeo, direct URLs, local files — into transcripts, key frames, OCR text, and metadata for AI agents.
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 100
shariqriazz/vertex-ai-mcp-server
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MCP server for Vertex AI and Gemini tools, including grounded answers, documentation research, and filesystem workflows.
filesystemgeminigoogle
Needs GEMINI_API_KEY · GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS
LISTED · ★ 88
colibird-ai/local-mcp-releases
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Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants to your Mac and Windows apps: Mail, Messages, Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, Outlook, OneDrive, Google Drive and Office. The tools run on your computer.
googledriveslack
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 73
felores/gdrive-mcp-server
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Efficient implementation of the Google Drive MCP server
googlegoogledrive
Needs GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS · MCP_GDRIVE_CREDENTIALS
LISTED · ★ 72
efforthye/fast-filesystem-mcp
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A high-performance Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides secure filesystem access for Claude and other AI assistants.
filesystem
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 64
cyanheads/filesystem-mcp-server
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for platform-agnostic file capabilities, including advanced search/replace and directory tree traversal
filesystem
No credential named
STALE · ★ 53
lishenxydlgzs/simple-files-vectorstore
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A simple vector store that indexes content of files on local file system
No credential named
STALE · ★ 41
alxspiker/mcp-server-ftp
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Model Context Protocol server for FTP access
ftp
Needs FTP_ENCRYPTION_KEY · FTP_PASSWORD
LISTED · ★ 35
shaqmughal/seekstone
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The Obsidian MCP server that needs no plugin, no running Obsidian app — and doesn't blow your context window. Filesystem-direct: single-digit-ms keyword search, ~26 ms local semantic search, ~2 KB payloads, 25 tools.
filesystem
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 34
patrickomatik/mcp-file-edit
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A simple MCP server for file system operations, ideal for vide-coding type activities.
Needs SECRET_KEY
STALE · ★ 19
7gugu/zip-mcp
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An MCP tool that provides AI with the ability to compress and decompress local files.
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 16
webconsulting/mcp-server-wsl-filesystem
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filesystem MCP server for accessing WSL distributions from Windows
filesystem
No credential named
STALE · ★ 16
ravikant1918/sharepoint-mcp
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Production-grade MCP Server for Microsoft SharePoint — give your AI agent (Claude, Cursor, Continue) live access to read, write, and manage SharePoint files and folders.
shp
Needs SHP_ID_APP_SECRET
LISTED · ★ 12
vsh5dvsch7-png/yueying
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Let AI watch videos: local files or YouTube/Bilibili URLs -> timestamped transcript + keyframes + contact sheets. Offline, no API key. MCP server + CLI + agent skill.
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 11
sekops-ch/sharepoint-mcp-server
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A Model Context Protocol server for browsing and interacting with Microsoft SharePoint sites and documents
Needs CLIENT_SECRET
STALE · ★ 11
hmk/box-mcp-server
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A Box model context protocol server to search, read and access files
box
Needs BOX_DEV_TOKEN
STALE · ★ 11
ProjectAtlantis-dev/atlantis-mcp-server
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Multix virtual filesystem node, MCP-compatible, really just a glorified function container
filesystem
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 10
n0zer0d4y/vulcan-file-ops
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A Security-centric MCP Server providing enterprise-grade filesystem powers to AI assistants—read, write, edit, and manage files with comprehensive CVE protection and user-controlled access.. [Explore comprehensive code documentation and architecture details on DeepWiki](https://deepwiki.com/n0zer0d4y/vulcan-file-ops)
filesystem
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 9
bezata/kobsidian
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Filesystem-first MCP server for Obsidian vaults with an LLM-Wiki layer on top.
filesystemobsidian
Needs OBSIDIAN_REST_API_KEY
LISTED · ★ 8
gabrielmaialva33/mcp-filesystem
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A secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing filesystem access within predefined directories
filesystem
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 7
gomcpgo/filesys
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Enhanced FileSystem MCP server
filesystem
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 7
bsmi021/mcp-filesystem-server
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A Model Context Protocol server for accessing your file system.
filesystem
No credential named
STALE · ★ 6
proofmath-owner/ai-filesystem-mcp
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Your AI agent's Edit isn't atomic. This MCP makes it so — atomic multi-file changes with rollback for Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor agents.
filesystem
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 6
edmen12/deskmcp
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Open-source local-first MCP policy gateway for controlled ChatGPT access to local files and terminal sessions.
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 4
boxboxmari/my-pi
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Local-first MCP runtime for coding agents with bounded filesystem access, safe writes, AST search, LSP navigation, and Git tooling.
filesystem
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 3
SDILogin/filesystem-android
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A Claude MCP server providing secure access to Android project files for AI-assisted code navigation and analysis.
filesystem
No credential named
STALE · ★ 3
elifuzz/api-docs-mcp
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MCP server for API documentation, supporting GraphQL, OpenAPI/Swagger, and gRPC from local files or remote URLs
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 3
codemaestroai/filesystem-mcp
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Public repository for FileSystem MCP, Fork of @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem
filesystem
No credential named
STALE · ★ 3
gouthamkallempudi/silo-mcp
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MCP server that moves files between your filesystem and cloud storage and across cloud storages
filesystemsilo
Needs SILO_MCP_CRED_DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN
LISTED · ★ 2
fkom13/mcp-sftp-orchestrator
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Un serveur MCP stdio pour l'orchestration de tâches distantes avec exécution hybride (synchrone/asynchrone) et configuration flexible.
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 1
ananyaakamat/everything-search-mcp-server
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MCP server for Everything Search integration with file system search capabilities
No credential named
STALE · ★ 1
michaelpine25/googleDriveMCP
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MCP server that allows Claude to access your Google Drive files and folders, allowing AI-powered document and data retrieval.
googledrive
Needs CLIENT_SECRET
STALE · ★ 1
HrRodan/agent-workspace-mcp
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A sandboxed, agentic workspace providing secure filesystem, bash, and uv-powered Python execution.
filesystem
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 1
CDataSoftware/dropbox-mcp-server-by-cdata
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This read-only MCP Server allows you to connect to Dropbox data from Claude Desktop through CData JDBC Drivers. For full CRUD support, check out our MCP Server for Dropbox (https://www.cdata.com/drivers/dropbox/download/mcp).
No credential named
STALE · ★ 1
shyinlim/mcp_mindmup2_google_drive
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless integration between MindMup mind maps and Google Drive. This server enables you to search, retrieve, and parse MindMup files stored in your Google Drive directly through the MCP interface.
googledrive
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 1
dinghuazhou/sample-mcp-server-tos
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Explore and retrieve content from Volcengine's Torch Object Storage (TOS) using natural language queries.
securityvolcengine
Needs SECURITY_TOKEN · VOLCENGINE_ACCESS_KEY · VOLCENGINE_SECRET_KEY
STALE · ★ 1
asthetech/mewcp-google-drive
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Google Drive MCP Server
googledrive
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 1
sergiobayona/file_system_mcp
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Ruby server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for filesystem operations using the https://rubygems.org/gems/vector_mcp gem.
filesystem
Needs FILESYSTEM_MCP_API_KEY
STALE · ★ 1
bmbouter/mcp-dropbox-sign
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MCP server for Dropbox Sign providing document signing and workflow automation capabilities
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 0
kurtzhi/fsext-mcp-server-python
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A full-featured secure MCP server for local file system operations, with built-in image processing, OCR and media tools.
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 0
CDataSoftware/ibm-cloud-object-storage-mcp-server-by-cdata
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This read-only MCP Server allows you to connect to IBM Cloud Object Storage data from Claude Desktop through CData JDBC Drivers. For full CRUD support, check out our MCP Server for IBM Cloud Object Storage (https://www.cdata.com/drivers/ibmcloudobjectstorage/download/mcp).
No credential named
STALE · ★ 0
agaveis/hiberden-mcp
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Hiberden MCP connector — read and verify your local media archive (3-2-1 across LTO tape, disk, NAS, S3 cloud) from an AI assistant. Desktop extension (MCPB) for Claude Desktop.
s3
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 0
kurtzhi/fsext-mcp-server-java
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A full-featured secure MCP server for local file system operations, with built-in image processing, OCR and media tools.
No credential named
LISTED · ★ 0
xtofuub/ios-files-mcp
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A local MCP server that lets AI clients safely read and write files on jailbroken iOS devices over SSH/SFTP.
ios
Needs IOS_FILES_MCP_PASSWORD
LISTED · ★ 0

Common questions about MCP servers for files & storage

What are the most popular MCP servers for files & storage?: By GitHub stars: mcp-google-sheets (1,012 stars), mcp-filesystem-server (692 stars), mcp-gdrive (282 stars), mcp-video-analyzer (100 stars), vertex-ai-mcp-server (88 stars). Stars measure popularity, not quality, so read what each one reaches and how it is maintained.
What do MCP servers for files & storage connect to?: Among those placed here, the most common things they say they reach are filesystem (19 servers), googledrive (7 servers), google (3 servers), googlesheets (2 servers).
Which MCP servers for files & storage need a credential?: 15 of 47 name a credential in their source; the most common are CLIENT_SECRET (3), GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS (3), BOX_DEV_TOKEN (1), FILESYSTEM_MCP_API_KEY (1), FTP_ENCRYPTION_KEY (1). A server with no credential listed has not been shown to need none; check its README.
Are there official MCP servers for files & storage?: None placed here is named as a vendor’s official server in our data.
How are servers placed under files & storage?: By a stated rule over what each one declares it reaches and what it says it does, never by a classifier. A server can sit in no category when no rule fired, which does not mean it belongs nowhere.