MCP Filesystem Server

MCP server exposing local filesystem operations to AI agents

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An official Anthropic-published, open-source TypeScript MCP server that gives AI agents the ability to read, write, search, and edit local files. It serves as the reference implementation for building custom MCP servers and is compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, and other MCP-enabled agent frameworks. Designed for developers who want to grant AI agents controlled access to local filesystem resources.

At a glance

Company
Anthropic
Pricing
free
API available
Yes
Self-hostable
Yes
Launched
2024-11
Last verified
2026-05-10

Capabilities

file-read-writefile-searchmulti-file-editlocal-filesystem-accessagent-tool-integration

Categories

mcp-serversdeveloper-platformsagents

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