Use Case
Filesystem MCP Server is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Secure, sandboxed filesystem access enabling agents to list, read, write, create, move, delete, search files and directories within allowed paths. This guide walks you through installing Filesystem MCP Server, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install Filesystem MCP Server: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install filesystem-mcp
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
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Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install filesystem-mcpOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install filesystem-mcpβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/filesystem-mcp/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.