Enhanced Filesystem MCP Server

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. Bug reports and feature requests welcome via GitHub Issues.

License

MIT — Aesir / David R.