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MCP Filesystem Python

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Integrations

  • Supports configuration for Claude Desktop on Linux systems with specific configuration file paths

  • Supports configuration for Claude Desktop on macOS systems with specific configuration file paths

MCP Filesystem Python

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides secure, read-only access to files in a specified directory.

Features

  • Exposes files as MCP resources using `file://` URI scheme
  • Provides file search capabilities through MCP tools
  • Respects .gitignore patterns
  • Security features including path traversal protection
  • MIME type detection

Installation

Using UV:

uv add mcp-filesystem-python

Usage

Run the server:

uv run src/filesystem/server.py /path/to/directory

Claude Desktop Integration

Configuration Examples

Example configurations for Claude Desktop can be found in the `examples` directory:

  • `examples/claude_desktop_config.json`: Example for macOS/Linux
  • `examples/claude_desktop_config_windows.json`: Example for Windows

These files should be placed at:

  • macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
  • Windows: `%AppData%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

Make sure to:

  1. Replace the paths with your actual paths
  2. Use forward slashes (`/`) for macOS/Linux and backslashes (`\\`) for Windows
  3. Use absolute paths (not relative paths)

Development

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Create virtual environment and sync requirements, uv sync

License

MIT

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local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

This server offers secure, read-only access to directory files via the MCP, supporting file searching, .gitignore compliance, path traversal protection, and MIME type detection using the 'file://' URI scheme.

  1. Features
    1. Installation
      1. Usage
        1. Claude Desktop Integration
          1. Configuration Examples
        2. Development
          1. License

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