Filesystem Server

Local

API Integration

Integrate this MCP server into your applications.

Get your API Key

You'll need to login and generate a Smithery API key to connect to this server.

Installation

Install the official MCP SDKs using npm:

npm install @modelcontextprotocol/sdk

TypeScript SDK

typescript


import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"

const serverUrl = new URL(https://server.smithery.ai/@mark3labs/mcp-filesystem-server/mcp)
const config = {
  "allowedDirectory": "string",
  "additionalDirectories": []
}
const configString = JSON.stringify(config)
serverUrl.searchParams.set("config", btoa(configString))
userverUrlrl.searchParams.set("api_key", "your-smithery-api-key")

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(url)

// Create MCP client
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"

const client = new Client({
	name: "Test client",
	version: "1.0.0"
})
await client.connect(transport)

// Use the server tools with your LLM application
const tools = await client.listTools()
console.log(`Available tools: ${tools.map(t => t.name).join(", ")}`)

Configuration Schema

Full JSON Schema for server configuration:

json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "allowedDirectory"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "allowedDirectory": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The absolute path to an allowed directory for the filesystem server. For example, in the Docker container '/app' is a good default."
    },
    "additionalDirectories": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Optional additional allowed directories."
    }
  }
}