This MCP server provides secure access to the local filesystem via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
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README.md
| 1 | # MCP Filesystem Server |
| 2 | |
| 3 | This MCP server provides secure access to the local filesystem via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## Components |
| 6 | |
| 7 | ### Resources |
| 8 | |
| 9 | - **file://** |
| 10 | - Name: File System |
| 11 | - Description: Access to files and directories on the local file system |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ### Tools |
| 14 | |
| 15 | #### File Operations |
| 16 | |
| 17 | - **read_file** |
| 18 | - Read the complete contents of a file from the file system |
| 19 | - Parameters: `path` (required): Path to the file to read |
| 20 | |
| 21 | - **read_multiple_files** |
| 22 | - Read the contents of multiple files in a single operation |
| 23 | - Parameters: `paths` (required): List of file paths to read |
| 24 | |
| 25 | - **write_file** |
| 26 | - Create a new file or overwrite an existing file with new content |
| 27 | - Parameters: `path` (required): Path where to write the file, `content` (required): Content to write to the file |
| 28 | |
| 29 | - **copy_file** |
| 30 | - Copy files and directories |
| 31 | - Parameters: `source` (required): Source path of the file or directory, `destination` (required): Destination path |
| 32 | |
| 33 | - **move_file** |
| 34 | - Move or rename files and directories |
| 35 | - Parameters: `source` (required): Source path of the file or directory, `destination` (required): Destination path |
| 36 | |
| 37 | - **delete_file** |
| 38 | - Delete a file or directory from the file system |
| 39 | - Parameters: `path` (required): Path to the file or directory to delete, `recursive` (optional): Whether to recursively delete directories (default: false) |
| 40 | |
| 41 | - **modify_file** |
| 42 | - Update file by finding and replacing text using string matching or regex |
| 43 | - Parameters: `path` (required): Path to the file to modify, `find` (required): Text to search for, `replace` (required): Text to replace with, `all_occurrences` (optional): Replace all occurrences (default: true), `regex` (optional): Treat find pattern as regex (default: false) |
| 44 | |
| 45 | #### Directory Operations |
| 46 | |
| 47 | - **list_directory** |
| 48 | - Get a detailed listing of all files and directories in a specified path |
| 49 | - Parameters: `path` (required): Path of the directory to list |
| 50 | |
| 51 | - **create_directory** |
| 52 | - Create a new directory or ensure a directory exists |
| 53 | - Parameters: `path` (required): Path of the directory to create |
| 54 | |
| 55 | - **tree** |
| 56 | - Returns a hierarchical JSON representation of a directory structure |
| 57 | - Parameters: `path` (required): Path of the directory to traverse, `depth` (optional): Maximum depth to traverse (default: 3), `follow_symlinks` (optional): Whether to follow symbolic links (default: false) |
| 58 | |
| 59 | #### Search and Information |
| 60 | |
| 61 | - **search_files** |
| 62 | - Recursively search for files and directories matching a pattern |
| 63 | - Parameters: `path` (required): Starting path for the search, `pattern` (required): Search pattern to match against file names |
| 64 | |
| 65 | - **search_within_files** |
| 66 | - Search for text within file contents across directory trees |
| 67 | - Parameters: `path` (required): Starting directory for the search, `substring` (required): Text to search for within file contents, `depth` (optional): Maximum directory depth to search, `max_results` (optional): Maximum number of results to return (default: 1000) |
| 68 | |
| 69 | - **get_file_info** |
| 70 | - Retrieve detailed metadata about a file or directory |
| 71 | - Parameters: `path` (required): Path to the file or directory |
| 72 | |
| 73 | - **list_allowed_directories** |
| 74 | - Returns the list of directories that this server is allowed to access |
| 75 | - Parameters: None |
| 76 | |
| 77 | ## Features |
| 78 | |
| 79 | - Secure access to specified directories |
| 80 | - Path validation to prevent directory traversal attacks |
| 81 | - Symlink resolution with security checks |
| 82 | - MIME type detection |
| 83 | - Support for text, binary, and image files |
| 84 | - Size limits for inline content and base64 encoding |
| 85 | |
| 86 | ## Getting Started |
| 87 | |
| 88 | ### Installation |
| 89 | |
| 90 | #### Using Go Install |
| 91 | |
| 92 | ```bash |
| 93 | go install github.com/mark3labs/mcp-filesystem-server@latest |
| 94 | ``` |
| 95 | |
| 96 | ### Usage |
| 97 | |
| 98 | #### As a standalone server |
| 99 | |
| 100 | Start the MCP server with allowed directories: |
| 101 | |
| 102 | ```bash |
| 103 | mcp-filesystem-server /path/to/allowed/directory [/another/allowed/directory ...] |
| 104 | ``` |
| 105 | |
| 106 | #### As a library in your Go project |
| 107 | |
| 108 | ```go |
| 109 | package main |
| 110 | |
| 111 | import ( |
| 112 | "log" |
| 113 | "os" |
| 114 | |
| 115 | "github.com/mark3labs/mcp-filesystem-server/filesystemserver" |
| 116 | ) |
| 117 | |
| 118 | func main( |
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