Filesystem MCP Server

read_file

Read the complete contents of a file from the filesystem. Returns the file content as UTF-8 text.

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "path"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "path": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Absolute path to the file to read"
    }
  }
}

write_file

Write content to a file, creating it if it does not exist or overwriting if it does.

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "path",
    "content"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "path": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Absolute path to the file to write"
    },
    "content": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Content to write to the file"
    }
  }
}

list_directory

List the contents of a directory, returning file and subdirectory names.

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "path"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "path": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Absolute path to the directory to list"
    }
  }
}

create_directory

Create a new directory, including any necessary parent directories.

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "path"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "path": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Absolute path of the directory to create"
    }
  }
}

move_file

Move or rename a file or directory from one location to another.

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "source",
    "destination"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "source": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Source path of the file or directory"
    },
    "destination": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Destination path"
    }
  }
}

search_files

Search for files matching a glob pattern within a directory tree.

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "path",
    "pattern"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "path": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Base directory to search from"
    },
    "pattern": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Glob pattern to match files against"
    }
  }
}

Access to files on the local filesystem within allowed directories.