Filesystem MCP
Official MCP server for local filesystem access
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Reference Anthropic MCP server exposing read/write/list operations on the local filesystem to AI agents. The most common MCP wired into Claude Code and Cursor for repo-aware workflows.
Choose Filesystem MCP when…
- •Your agent needs to read or write local files via MCP
- •You want the canonical reference implementation, not a fork
- •You're setting up a Claude Code / Cursor workflow from scratch
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MCP servers that give your AI agent access to browsers, APIs, repos, and more
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Stack Genome Detection
AIchitect's Genome scanner detects Filesystem MCP in your project via these signals:
npm packages
@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystemconfig files
claude_desktop_config.json.mcp.jsonPricing
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