Mcp Filesystem

Overview

Mcp Filesystem is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server: Advanced filesystem operations with strict security boundaries for AI agents. Because it speaks the Model Context Protocol, AI assistants can use Mcp Filesystem as a set of callable tools instead of you copy-pasting between apps.

It runs locally: the npm package @ai-capabilities-suite/mcp-filesystem speaks MCP over stdio on your machine. Configuration happens through environment variables — you'll need WORKSPACE_ROOT. The current release is v0.1.9, published under the MIT license, with source at Digital-Defiance/ai-capabilities-suite on GitHub.

On mcp.site, Mcp Filesystem sits in the File System category. Any MCP client can use it — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed among them — via the install snippets below. If you maintain Mcp Filesystem for Digital-Defiance, claim this listing to verify ownership, earn the Verified badge, and keep the details current.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ai-capabilities-suite/mcp-filesystem"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WORKSPACE_ROOT": "<workspace-root>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires WORKSPACE_ROOT