Filesystem runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 138 installs a week from npm. Last commit 25 Oct 2026.
Read, create, and edit files.
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Today is the operative word: we check Filesystem every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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 filesystem-mcp -e 'MCP_TRANSPORT=<MCP_TRANSPORT>' -- npx -y filesystem-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"filesystem-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "<MCP_TRANSPORT>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.filesystem-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "filesystem-mcp"]
env = { MCP_TRANSPORT = "<MCP_TRANSPORT>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"filesystem-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "<MCP_TRANSPORT>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"filesystem-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"filesystem-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "<MCP_TRANSPORT>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<MCP_TRANSPORT> (Transport type).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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Filesystem — questions
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