FileSystem MCP Server

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FileSystem MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 112 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 6 Mar 2026.

Secure filesystem access for AI agents with configurable directory and file type restrictions

Installs per day peak 32 · avg 18 · +4% w/w

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112

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6 Mar 2026

Last commit

0 releases in 90 days

Apache-2.0

License

Python

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Today is the operative word: we check FileSystem MCP Server 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 Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add filesystem-server -- uvx vs-filesystem-mcp-server

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem-server": {
      "args": [
        "vs-filesystem-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.filesystem-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["vs-filesystem-mcp-server"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem-server": {
      "args": [
        "vs-filesystem-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem-server": {
      "args": [
        "vs-filesystem-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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FileSystem MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for FileSystem MCP Server?

FileSystem MCP Server 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 pypi package vs-filesystem-mcp-server was installed 112 times last week.

How do I connect FileSystem MCP Server?

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 vs-filesystem-mcp-server straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use FileSystem MCP Server?

The pypi package vs-filesystem-mcp-server was installed 112 times in the last week. Week over week that is +4%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is FileSystem MCP Server open source?

Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Python and 5 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.