MCP + Filesystem
by Anthropic · free · Last verified 2026-03-17
The Anthropic MCP Filesystem server allows AI agents, like Claude, to interact directly with a user's local files. It exposes a secure API for reading, writing, listing, and searching files and directories, enabling agents to perform tasks such as code analysis, data processing, and file organization on the host machine.
https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem ↗B
B—Above Average
Adoption: AQuality: AFreshness: A+Citations: BEngagement: F
Specifications
- License
- MIT
- Pricing
- free
- Capabilities
- Read file contents, Write or append to files, List files and directories recursively, Search for files by name or content, Create, move, copy, and delete files and directories, Get file metadata (size, modification date), Check for file or directory existence, Operate within configurable permission boundaries
- Integrations
- Anthropic Claude, MCP (Machine-Centered Protocol) Clients, Local Development Environments
- Use Cases
- [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object]
- API Available
- No
- Tags
- mcp, filesystem, file-access, local-tools, anthropic, ai-agent, agentic-workflow, code-analysis, data-processing, file-management
- Added
- 2026-03-17
- Completeness
- 0.95%
Index Score
66Adoption
80
Quality
85
Freshness
93
Citations
68
Engagement
0