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Filesystem (Reference)

Local filesystem access with configurable allowed paths.

MCP server · by modelcontextprotocol

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About

Filesystem (Reference) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). The last change we recorded was on 2026-10-12. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12.

What it asks for

  • Runs on your machine
  • Tools: 11

Tools it declares: 11. As declared on: Docker MCP Catalog.

  • create_directory
  • directory_tree
  • edit_file
  • get_file_info
  • list_allowed_directories
  • list_directory
  • move_file
  • read_file
  • read_multiple_files
  • search_files
  • write_file

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Commands and configs built only from what its marketplaces declare. We do not run them for you and do not test plugins.

As a local MCP server: Docker image

Built from what Docker MCP Catalog declares.

Claude CodeTerminal
claude mcp add --transport stdio filesystem -- docker run -i --rm mcp/filesystem
Codex~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.filesystem]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/filesystem"]
Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/filesystem"
      ]
    }
  }
}
DockerTerminal
docker run -i --rm mcp/filesystem

We do not store launch arguments. If the server needs any, its own documentation names them.

Where it is published

MarketplaceStatusVersionFiguresVerifiedFirst seen
Docker MCP Catalog (Open on Docker Hub) Listed sha256:35fcf0217ca0 Forks (GitHub): 11 778
Pulls (Docker Hub): 287 528
Stars (Docker Hub): 28
Stars (GitHub): 91 146		 Not marked

Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.

What changed

Nothing has moved on this plugin since we started watching it.

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