Remote Filesystem runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 118 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Aug 2026.
MCP server for remote filesystem operations on cloud storage (Google Cloud Storage).
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.
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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 remote-filesystem -e 'GCS_BUCKET=<GCS_BUCKET>' -- npx -y remote-filesystem-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"remote-filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"remote-filesystem-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"GCS_BUCKET": "<GCS_BUCKET>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.remote-filesystem]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "remote-filesystem-mcp-server"]
env = { GCS_BUCKET = "<GCS_BUCKET>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"remote-filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"remote-filesystem-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"GCS_BUCKET": "<GCS_BUCKET>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"remote-filesystem": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"remote-filesystem-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"GCS_BUCKET": "<GCS_BUCKET>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<GCS_BUCKET> (Google Cloud Storage bucket name).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
GCS_PROJECT_ID (Google Cloud project ID), GCS_CLIENT_EMAIL (Service account email for inline credentials), GCS_PRIVATE_KEY (Service account private key for inline credentials), GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS (Path to Google Cloud service account key file), GCS_ROOT_PATH (Root path prefix to restrict access within bucket), GCS_MAKE_PUBLIC (Make uploaded files publicly accessible), ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS (Comma-separated tool groups: readonly or readwrite).
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Remote Filesystem — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.