MCP Filesystem runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 77 installs a week from npm. Last commit 8 Apr 2026.
Advanced filesystem operations with strict security boundaries for AI agents
What the code does
We read the source, 4 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
пакет @ai-capabilities-suite/mcp-filesystem ссылается на digital-defiance/mcp-filesystem
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This code can reach further than it looks
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.
Connect this server
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 mcp-filesystem -e 'WORKSPACE_ROOT=<WORKSPACE_ROOT>' -- npx -y @ai-capabilities-suite/mcp-filesystem{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ai-capabilities-suite/mcp-filesystem"
],
"env": {
"WORKSPACE_ROOT": "<WORKSPACE_ROOT>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-filesystem]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@ai-capabilities-suite/mcp-filesystem"]
env = { WORKSPACE_ROOT = "<WORKSPACE_ROOT>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ai-capabilities-suite/mcp-filesystem"
],
"env": {
"WORKSPACE_ROOT": "<WORKSPACE_ROOT>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-filesystem": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ai-capabilities-suite/mcp-filesystem"
],
"env": {
"WORKSPACE_ROOT": "<WORKSPACE_ROOT>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<WORKSPACE_ROOT> (Absolute path to workspace directory (all operations confined here)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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MCP Filesystem — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.