Filesystem

# Filesystem

Read and write files under explicitly allowed directories. The safest server to start with: everything it can touch is a directory you chose.

- **Publisher of the server:** Model Context Protocol
- **Upstream:** https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers
- **Documentation:** https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem
- **Transport:** stdio (local process)
- **Command:** `npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem`

## Credentials and configuration

None required.

## Tools (13)

- `read_file` — Read the complete contents of a file as text.
- `read_text_file` — Read a UTF-8 text file, optionally restricted to a line range.
- `read_media_file` — Read an image or audio file, returning it as base64.
- `read_multiple_files` — Read several files in one call. Prefer this over repeated single reads.
- `write_file` — Create or overwrite a file. Overwrites without confirmation.
- `edit_file` — Apply exact string replacements to a file.
- `create_directory` — Create a directory, including parents.
- `list_directory` — List the entries of a directory.
- `list_directory_with_sizes` — List a directory with file sizes and modification times.
- `directory_tree` — Return a recursive tree view of a directory.
- `move_file` — Move or rename a file or directory.
- `search_files` — Recursively search for files matching a glob pattern.
- `get_file_info` — Retrieve metadata about a file.

## Risk

Declared risk: **low**. Tools that can change state: `write_file`, `edit_file`, `create_directory`, `move_file`. Write access must be enabled explicitly.

> This entry is a catalogue description. Installing it creates no connection and grants no agent access;
> your instance's own connection settings and approvals decide what an agent can reach.