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Filesystem Context MCP Server
@j0hanz/filesystem-mcp
🔍 Read-only MCP server for secure filesystem exploration, searching, and analysis
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 0d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, http
0 tools
Grade F
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Filesystem Context MCP Server is an MCP server that 🔍 Read-only MCP server for secure filesystem exploration, searching, and analysis. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and http, requires no API key, and scores 57/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@j0hanz/filesystem-mcp@latest"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Filesystem Context MCP Server does
Secure filesystem MCP server for reading, writing, searching, diffing, and patching files.
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OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Filesystem Context MCP Server safe to use?
- Filesystem Context MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Filesystem Context MCP Server?
- Filesystem Context MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What AI clients work with Filesystem Context MCP Server?
- Filesystem Context MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
- Is Filesystem Context MCP Server actively maintained?
- Filesystem Context MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 0 days ago. It has 13 GitHub stars.
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