Enhanced Filesystem Mcp

Enhanced Filesystem MCP Server

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High-performance Model Context Protocol (MCP) server giving AI agents advanced filesystem and automation capabilities on Windows.

26 tools across file I/O, search, Git, process management, Ollama, HTTP, SSH, Windows UI automation, and more — all from a single server.

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Install

Requirements: Node.js >= 22 · Windows (for windows_tool; other tools are cross-platform)

git clone https://github.com/AesirKode/enhanced-filesystem-mcp
cd enhanced-filesystem-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Connect to Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "enhanced-filesystem": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["C:/path/to/enhanced-filesystem-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "ALLOWED_DIRS": "C:/Users/you/Projects",
        "MAX_PARALLEL": "20"
      }
    }
  }
}

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The Toolkit (26 Tools)

File Operations

| Tool | Purpose | | :--- | :--- | | efs_read | Read any file with caching and pagination | | efs_write | Write files of any size — no chunking | | efs_edit | Surgical find/replace | | efs_list | Directory listing with depth and pattern filters | | efs_info | File metadata: size, type, timestamps | | efs_delete | Delete files or directories | | efs_move | Move or rename | | efs_search | Parallel file/content search | | efs_batch | Atomic multi-operation execution with rollback | | efs_git | Git: status, diff, log, blame, commit |

Execution & Process

| Tool | Purpose | | :--- | :--- | | efs_exec | Shell command execution | | efs_python | Python with persistent sessions | | process_tool | Service/GPU management + NVIDIA stats |

AI & Integration

| Tool | Purpose | | :--- | :--- | | ollama_tool | Ollama LLM: generate, chat, pull, manage models | | http_tool | HTTP client with auth, retry, file download | | json_tool | Deep JSON with JSONPath queries |

Utilities

| Tool | Purpose | | :--- | :--- | | archive_tool | Zip: create, extract, list, add | | hash_tool | MD5 / SHA1 / SHA256 / SHA512 | | clipboard_tool | System clipboard read/write | | download_tool | Smart downloads from CivitAI, HuggingFace, URLs | | model_tool | GGUF/Safetensors inspection without loading | | yaml_tool | YAML/TOML config management | | diff_tool | File and directory comparison | | windows_tool | Windows UI automation: keyboard, mouse, screenshots | | analysis_tool | TypeScript/JS code structure analysis | | ssh_tool | SSH client with SFTP |

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Configuration

All settings via environment variables:

| Variable | Default | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | ALLOWED_DIRS | (none) | Comma-separated allowed directories | | CACHE_SIZE | 100 | LRU cache entries | | MAX_PARALLEL | 20 | Max parallel operations | | MODELS_DIR | D:\Models | Base path for download_tool auto-placement |

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Contributing

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). Bug reports and feature requests welcome via [GitHub Issues](../../issues).

License

MIT — [Aesir / David R.](LICENSE)

Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: AesirKode
• Source: AesirKode/enhanced-filesystem-mcp
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.