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Filesystem MCP Server (reference)

Concrete protocol-maintained filesystem reference server with explicit allowed-directory configuration.

Overview

Research summary

The Filesystem MCP Server is the protocol project's reference implementation for exposing file and directory operations as MCP tools. It runs on Node.js and supports tasks such as reading, writing, searching, and editing files within configured directory boundaries. Its tool surface and access controls should be evaluated alongside the client's own permission model.

The upstream repository identifies these servers as educational references rather than a blanket production-readiness endorsement. This entry is explicitly scoped to the published @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem implementation, not every filesystem integration. The repository documents an ongoing MIT-to-Apache-2.0 code-license transition.

Repository summary

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Licence scope

New and relicensed code:Apache-2.0Unrelicensed contributions:MITNon-specification documentation:CC-BY-4.0

Upstream documents an ongoing MIT-to-Apache-2.0 transition; these scopes are not a choice of licenses for every file.

Implementation

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Implementation details

TypeScript server running on Node.js

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TypeScript
Repository type
reference

Recorded interfaces and capabilities

Licence scope

New and relicensed code:Apache-2.0Unrelicensed contributions:MITNon-specification documentation:CC-BY-4.0

Upstream documents an ongoing MIT-to-Apache-2.0 transition; these scopes are not a choice of licenses for every file.

Repository

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modelcontextprotocol/servers ↗

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Repository activity is a snapshot, not a quality or popularity ranking. It combines recent-push freshness (50%), 90-day commits (30%) and issue pressure (20%).

Maintenance and provenance

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2026-10-06

Documentation

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Research metadata

Research date
2026-10-01
Catalogue snapshot
2026-10-06

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