Filesystem

Verified Integration

Author: @spawning•Category: ServerApplication

GitHub Repository

JSON-RPC 2.0

Protocol Standard

Sub-second

Execution Latency

Active

Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect Filesystem to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem-2"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).

Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Provides file system operations, analysis, and manipulation through a standardized tool interface.

Indexed Date

7/22/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for Filesystem

Filesystem can analyze text files to determine the line count, word count, character count, encoding, and MIME type. This information can be useful for understanding file properties and automating file processing workflows.

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