mcp-filesystem-server

mcp-filesystem-server is an MCP server, listed under files & storage. It reaches filesystem. Its repository has 6 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Serves a Model Context Protocol interface to access your file system.

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. mcp-filesystem-server’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Ranked by services in common with mcp-filesystem-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

What does mcp-filesystem-server do?

Serves a Model Context Protocol interface to access your file system.

How do I install mcp-filesystem-server?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/bsmi021/mcp-filesystem-server

What does mcp-filesystem-server connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches filesystem.

Is mcp-filesystem-server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 6 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2024-12-18.

What licence does mcp-filesystem-server use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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