Reference MCP server for reading, writing, editing, moving and searching files within allowed directories. Access is restricted to directories passed as arguments or provided via MCP Roots.
Connect
- 1Add the server to Codex
codex mcp add filesystem -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /path/to/allowed/dir
Configs are generated from the publisher's documented endpoint. Check their docs for plan requirements and scopes. New to this? Read the step-by-step tutorial.
Tools 12
read_text_fileread_media_fileread_multiple_fileswrite_fileedit_filecreate_directorylist_directorylist_directory_with_sizesmove_filesearch_filesdirectory_treeget_file_infoThings to ask
- “List the files in my Desktop folder”
- “Find all markdown files mentioning 'roadmap'”
- “Create a notes.txt file with today's meeting summary”
- “Show me the directory tree of my project”