7 MCP servers for filesystem
Filesystem MCP servers give your AI secure access to files, directories, and storage systems. The official filesystem server provides sandboxed file operations with configurable permissions, so your AI can read, write, search, and organize files without unrestricted system access.
Beyond local files, this category includes servers for cloud storage services like S3 and MinIO, decentralized storage on IPFS, and unified storage access through OpenDAL that connects to 40+ storage backends. There are also servers for working with specific file types like spreadsheets and for executing shell commands.
These servers are foundational for any workflow that involves processing files: reading configuration, analyzing log files, managing assets, or orchestrating file-based pipelines. The sandboxed approach means your AI has just enough access to be useful without being able to accidentally modify files outside the permitted scope.
by Anthropic
Secure file operations with configurable access controls. Read, write, search, and manage files and directories with sandboxed permissions.
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystemby Xuanwo
Unified storage access through Apache OpenDAL. Read and write to S3, GCS, Azure Blob, HDFS, and 40+ storage services.
npx -y mcp-server-opendalby MladenSU
Execute shell commands and manage system processes securely. Run CLI tools, pipe commands, and interact with the terminal.
pip install cli-mcp-serverby nicepkg
AWS S3 operations for managing buckets and objects. Upload, download, list, copy, and organize files in cloud storage.
npx -y mcp-server-s3by PSU3D0
Read and manipulate Excel and CSV files locally. Parse spreadsheets, extract data, and transform tabular content.
pip install spreadsheet-mcpby alexbakers
IPFS decentralized storage. Upload, pin, and retrieve files from the InterPlanetary File System.
npx -y @nicepkg/mcp-ipfsby nicepkg
MinIO S3-compatible object storage. Manage buckets, upload files, and work with self-hosted storage infrastructure.
npx -y mcp-server-minio