Rust MCP Filesystem is a blazingly fast, asynchronous, and lightweight MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed for efficient handling of various filesystem operations.
This project is a pure Rust rewrite of the JavaScript-based @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem, offering enhanced capabilities, improved performance, and a robust feature set tailored for modern filesystem interactions.

🚀 Refer to the project documentation for installation and configuration instructions.

• ⚡ High Performance: Built in Rust for speed and efficiency, leveraging asynchronous I/O to handle filesystem operations seamlessly.
• 🔒 Read-Only by Default: Starts with no write access, ensuring safety until explicitly configured otherwise.
• 🔍 Advanced Glob Search: Supports full glob pattern matching allowing precise filtering of files and directories using standard glob syntax.For example, patterns like *.rs, src/**/*.txt, and logs/error-???.log are valid and can be used to match specific file types, recursive directory searches, or patterned filenames.
• 📁 Nested Directories: Improved directory creation, allowing the creation of nested directories.
• 📦 Lightweight: Standalone with no external dependencies (e.g., no Node.js, Python etc required), compiled to a single binary with a minimal resource footprint, ideal for both lightweight and extensive deployment scenarios.

For detailed setup instructions, please visit the project documentation.

This project aims to provide a reliable, secure, and feature-rich MCP server for filesystem management, reimagining the capabilities of @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem in a more performant and type-safe language. Whether you’re building tools for file exploration, automation, or system integration, rust-mcp-filesystem offers a solid foundation.

The project leverages the rust-mcp-sdk and rust-mcp-schema to build this server. check out those repositories if you’re interested in crafting your own Rust-based MCP project or converting existing ones to Rust for enhanced performance and safety.

This project is licensed under the MIT License. see the LICENSE file for details.

Inspired by @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem and built with the power of Rust.