Filesystem MCP server

This MCP File System server provides standardized filesystem operations through the Model Context Protocol. It allows you to perform common file operations, manage directories, and search for files through a consistent interface.

Installation

Follow these steps to install and set up the MCP File System server:

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Build the project:

npm run build

Usage

Starting the Server

Start the server by specifying one or more allowed directories:

npm start /path/to/allowed/directory [/path/to/another/directory ...]

Available Features

The MCP File System server provides the following capabilities:

• File Operations

  • Read files
  • Write to files

• Directory Management

  • Create directories
  • List directory contents
  • Delete directories

• File Organization

  • Move files
  • Rename files

• Information Retrieval

  • Get file metadata
  • Search for files

Security Considerations

The server implements path validation to ensure operations only occur within the directories you specify at startup. Always be careful about which directories you include in the allowed list when starting the server.

Additional Resources

For more details about the Model Context Protocol, refer to the MCP SDK Documentation.

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.