filesystem-mcp

Name: filesystem-mcp Review
Item: filesystem-mcp
Rating: 2.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Development Usable

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Enables AI agents to perform direct file operations within controlled local environments, bridging the gap between high-level reasoning and practical codebas…

Filesystem MCP server for AI assistants. Search, read, edit, and manage local files in directories you choose.

Ask Claude to read and analyze local source code files
Generate code updates and save them directly to your local files
Find specific strings or patterns across multiple files in a directory

26 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Enables AI agents to perform direct file operations within controlled local environments, bridging the gap between high-level reasoning and practical codebase manipulation. This reduces manual context switching and accelerates automated refactoring tasks.

Best for

Software engineers and DevOps teams requiring automated file manipulation and codebase analysis via AI-driven workflows.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/j0hanz/filesystem-mcp

By j0hanz

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add filesystem-mcp -- npx -y filesystem-mcp

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Read and analyze local source code files

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars26Last updated2026-10-23LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-10-23 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 26 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score2.75 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedOct 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 26 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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