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Filesystem (reference server)

Official MCP reference server: filesystem access.

seed/server-filesystem · Repository · 90k stars · listed from seed

Install

The sweep installs into a clean prefix, but this is the command a user would run:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem

Results by platform

Linux

installs and connects2026-08-16 · probed over npm

8 recorded runs, oldest first.

tools/list returned 14 tools.

read_file read_text_file read_media_file read_multiple_files write_file edit_file create_directory list_directory list_directory_with_sizes directory_tree move_file search_files get_file_info list_allowed_directories

macOS

installs and connects2026-08-16 · probed over npm

7 recorded runs, oldest first.

tools/list returned 14 tools.

read_file read_text_file read_media_file read_multiple_files write_file edit_file create_directory list_directory list_directory_with_sizes directory_tree move_file search_files get_file_info list_allowed_directories

Windows

installs and connects2026-08-16 · probed over npm

7 recorded runs, oldest first.

tools/list returned 14 tools.

read_file read_text_file read_media_file read_multiple_files write_file edit_file create_directory list_directory list_directory_with_sizes directory_tree move_file search_files get_file_info list_allowed_directories

Install took 2m 47s on this platform.

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