Filesystem

Install

Claude Desktop / Cursor config

Drop into your claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor MCP settings. Replace the ${…} placeholders with your own values.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/Users/you/projects"]
    }
  }
}

About

Reference MCP server from Anthropic for secure local filesystem access. Lets the model list directories, read file contents, create/edit files, and search across a configured set of allowed paths. The allow-list is enforced at the server boundary — paths outside it are rejected — so an agent can operate inside a project root without reaching the rest of the disk. Most-installed reference server in the ecosystem.