Files runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 58 installs a week from npm. Last commit 4 Jul 2026.
Sandboxed local filesystem: read, search, edit, copy, archive, and safely manage files.
We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
const stored = path.join(trashDir, id, path.basename(abs));
for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(process.env)) {
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We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add files -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/files
{
"mcpServers": {
"files": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@abhishekmcp/files"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.files]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@abhishekmcp/files"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"files": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@abhishekmcp/files"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"files": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@abhishekmcp/files"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
FS_ROOTS (Allowed root directories (comma-separated). Required — the server refuses to start without it.), FS_READONLY (Set to 1 or true to disable all file-modifying tools.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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