True LLMs / Filesystem
Filesystem MCP Server
Official MCP reference server for filesystem operations — read/write files, create/list/delete directories, move files, search files, get metadata — with configurable directory access controls.
01 / Source
Author
Model Context Protocol steering group
Repository stars
89.9K
Repo last pushed
Aug 28, 2026
Stars and last-push date are the whole repository's (modelcontextprotocol/servers) — this server is one of several in that repo, at src/filesystem.
02 / Setup
Auth
None — local process, access scoped to explicitly allowed directories
Environment variables
None
Config (mcpServers block)
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"/path/to/allowed/dir"
]
}
}
}From the server's own docs — the exact command and args it documents for local/stdio use.
03 / Permissions
What installing this server actually grants access to, as documented by its own source — not True LLMs' assessment.
From the source's own docs
- Allowed directories are set via command-line arguments or dynamically via MCP Roots — access outside those directories is not granted.
- Reference implementation, not described by its own docs as a production-hardened server.
04 / Compatibility
Scope: compatibility below is what each skill's own source states, not an independent test — True LLMs hasn't run these against live agents yet. Marked confirmed by source where the repo says so, untested everywhere else.