Files MCP Server

Name: Files MCP Server
Author: io.github.Abhishekkumar2021

io.github.Abhishekkumar2021/files

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What is the Files MCP server?

Sandboxed local filesystem: read, search, edit, copy, archive, and safely manage files.

How to install Files

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

FS_ROOTS
required
Allowed root directories (comma-separated). Required — the server refuses to start without it.
FS_READONLY
Set to 1 or true to disable all file-modifying tools.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "files": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/files"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FS_ROOTS": "<YOUR_FS_ROOTS>",
        "FS_READONLY": "<YOUR_FS_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "files": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/files"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FS_ROOTS": "<YOUR_FS_ROOTS>",
        "FS_READONLY": "<YOUR_FS_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "files": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/files"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FS_ROOTS": "<YOUR_FS_ROOTS>",
        "FS_READONLY": "<YOUR_FS_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "files": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhishekmcp/files"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FS_ROOTS": "<YOUR_FS_ROOTS>",
        "FS_READONLY": "<YOUR_FS_READONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add files --env FS_ROOTS=<YOUR_FS_ROOTS> --env FS_READONLY=<YOUR_FS_READONLY> -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/files

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