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Local Workspace Filesystem & Sandboxed Directory Tree MCP
Official Model Context Protocol reference filesystem server with strict directory allowlisting for reading, searching, and editing local project files.
⚡ 1-Click Agent & Developer Install
Zero Auth · Ready for Grok Bot, Claude Code & Cursorclaude mcp add filesystem -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /workspace
Copy-Paste System Prompt / Routine Blueprint:
Connect to the Local Workspace Filesystem & Sandboxed Directory Tree MCP (filesystem-mcp) MCP server using `claude mcp add filesystem -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /workspace`. First run a read-only discovery check invoking `read_file` to verify connectivity and credentials, then summarize the structured response and ask before executing any state-modifying tool calls.
Synthesized Engineering Blueprint & Setup Guide
### Server Architecture & Capability Summary
**Local Workspace Filesystem & Sandboxed Directory Tree MCP** (`filesystem-mcp`) is a verified **STDIO** Model Context Protocol (MCP) server curated with **@simonw** for Grok Bot, Claude Code, and Cursor.
Official Model Context Protocol reference filesystem server with strict directory allowlisting for reading, searching, and editing local project files.
### 1-Click CLI Installation
Run the command below to register `filesystem-mcp` in Claude Code or your MCP client:
```bash
claude mcp add filesystem -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /workspace
```
### Standard `mcpServers` JSON Configuration (`.cursor/mcp.json` / `claude_desktop_config.json`)
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"/workspace"
]
}
}
}
```
### Exposed MCP Tools
- `read_file` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `filesystem-mcp`.
- `write_file` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `filesystem-mcp`.
- `edit_file` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `filesystem-mcp`.
- `directory_tree` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `filesystem-mcp`.
- `search_files` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `filesystem-mcp`.
### Authentication & Environment Variables
- **Transport Protocol:** `stdio`
- **Auth Mechanism:** `none`
- None required (Zero-Auth / Local session)
- **Documentation / Source:** [https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers)
Tags: #filesystem-mcp#stdio#engineering#mcp-server#read-file#write-file
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