Filesystem MCP server

This is a small helper program that gives your AI assistant access to files on your computer, but only inside folders you choose. It is handy if you keep notes, drafts, or reports in folders and want your AI to read or tidy them up for you. You stay in control of which folders it can touch.

What this MCP server does

You tell your AI something like "read the notes in my Projects folder and summarize them." Your AI sends that request to this helper program running on your computer. The helper checks that the folder is one you allowed, then reads the files and sends the content back. Your AI then writes the summary or makes the change you asked for. Everything stays on your machine, and it can only reach the folders you listed when you set it up.

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What you can do with it

• Read one file or many files at once
• Create new files or overwrite existing ones
• Search for files by name across folders
• Search for text inside many files
• Copy, move, or rename files and folders
• Delete files or folders (careful, this is permanent)
• Show a tree view of a folder structure

Try asking your AI

• “List everything in my Documents/Reports folder and tell me what is there”
• “Search all my notes for the word budget and show me the matching lines”
• “Create a new file called meeting-notes.txt in my Work folder with a short summary of our chat”
• “Find every file with draft in the name under my Projects folder”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in the chat: file contents, lists of files, search results, or a tree view of a folder. When it makes a change, like creating or editing a file, it tells you what it did. For images or other non-text files it can pass the file along too, within size limits.

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Who it's for

Anyone who keeps notes, drafts, or documents in folders on their own computer and wants their AI to read or tidy them up without copy-pasting.