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ellmos FileCommander MCP Server

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ellmos FileCommander runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 100 installs a week from npm. Last commit 13 Sep 2026.

Filesystem MCP server: files, processes, sessions, async search, OCR, archives, safe delete.

Installs per day peak 251 · avg 38 · -73% w/w
a month agotoday
100
Installs / week
npm · ellmos-filecommander-mcp
4
Stars
0 open issues
13 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a file or shell call fc_set_language.language → src/index.ts:4241, fc_set_language.language → src/index.ts:4300, fc_set_language.language → src/index.ts:4426 и ещё 1
      await fs.writeFile(params.output_path, text, 'utf-8');
Capabilities

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.

Runs an external command src/index.ts:1751
      const child = spawn(params.program, params.args, options);

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add ellmos-filecommander-mcp -- npx -y ellmos-filecommander-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ellmos-filecommander-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ellmos-filecommander-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ellmos-filecommander-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "ellmos-filecommander-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ellmos-filecommander-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ellmos-filecommander-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ellmos-filecommander-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ellmos-filecommander-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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ellmos FileCommander — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for ellmos FileCommander?
ellmos FileCommander runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package ellmos-filecommander-mcp was installed 100 times last week.
How do I connect ellmos FileCommander?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls ellmos-filecommander-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use ellmos FileCommander?
The npm package ellmos-filecommander-mcp was installed 100 times in the last week. Week over week that is -73%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is ellmos FileCommander open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 4 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.