File System MCP Server

MCP Filesystem Server

Name: MCP Filesystem Server
Author: mark3labs

Golang implementation for local file system access.

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Install

No auto-install command available for this server.

Check the GitHub repository for setup instructions

Safety Report

86% Scan flagged something

Scanned 5 months ago

6 passed 1 warnings

Security

Authentication

details

No authentication; relies on path restrictions

Warning

CORS Policy

details

stdio transport

N/A

Rate Limiting

details

No rate limiting

Info

Known CVEs

details

No public CVEs

Pass

Code Quality

Dependency Audit

details

No known vulnerabilities

Pass

Dangerous Patterns

details

No dangerous code patterns detected

Pass

License

details

MIT License

Pass

Code Source

details

Open source on GitHub

Pass

Community

Maintenance Status

details

Active development

Pass

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Compatibility

Claude CodeFull support

Tested

CursorFull support

Tested

VS CodeFull support

Tested

WindsurfFull support

Tested

Claude DesktopFull support

Tested

Tools Provided (5)

read_file

Read contents of a file

write_file

Write content to a file

list_directory

List files in a directory

search_files

Search for files by pattern

move_file

Move or rename a file

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MCP Filesystem Server?

Golang implementation for local file system access.

What tools does MCP Filesystem Server provide?

MCP Filesystem Server provides 5 tools including read_file, write_file, list_directory, search_files. Each tool can be called by AI agents to perform specific operations.

Is MCP Filesystem Server safe to use?

We cannot tell you that, and nobody scanning at this scale can. What we did in March 2026 was shallow-clone MCP Filesystem Server and run five keyword searches over its source: auth identifiers, CORS configuration, rate-limit identifiers, the dependency manifest against a hardcoded list of 18 known-vulnerable packages, and unguarded eval/exec calls. At least one matched — the specific finding is in the scan report on this page. A text search cannot follow a variable, judge intent, or tell you what a server does once it is running, so "nothing matched" is not "safe". What the scan does and does not cover is written out at /mcp/security.

What are alternatives to MCP Filesystem Server?

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