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The Rust MCP Filesystem is a high-performance, asynchronous, and lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built in Rust for secure and efficient filesystem operations. Designed with security in mind, it operates in read-only mode by default and restricts clients from updating allowed directories via MCP Roots unless explicitly enabled, ensuring robust protection against unauthorized access. Leveraging asynchronous I/O, it delivers blazingly fast performance with a minimal resource footprint. Optimized for token efficiency, the Rust MCP Filesystem enables large language models (LLMs) to precisely target searches and edits within specific sections of large files and restrict operations by file size range, making it ideal for efficient file exploration, automation, and system integration.
Rust Filesystem is an MCP server entry in ChatHome Skills, sourced from Docker MCP Registry and scored 100/100. As a Model Context Protocol server, it exposes tools that MCP-compatible LLM clients such as Claude, Cursor, and Copilot can call directly, extending an agent's reach beyond its built-in capabilities. ChatHome Skills discovered this entry through its daily ingest of official registries and GitHub discovery queries, and re-verifies repository facts, freshness signals, and install metadata on every run. The quality score weighs official-registry presence, a working install command, license clarity, GitHub star trajectory, and repository freshness — the full formula is on the Sources page. The install command above is ready to copy. Review the last-pushed date and repository status before adding Rust Filesystem to a production agent workflow; the snapshot facts below are point-in-time values from the most recent ingest.
docker run -i --rm mcp/rust-mcp-filesystemReview the upstream source before running this command.
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"raw": "name: rust-mcp-filesystem\nimage: mcp/rust-mcp-filesystem\ntype: server\nmeta:\n category: productivity\n tags:\n - productivity\nabout:\n title: Rust Filesystem\n description: |-\n The Rust MCP Filesystem is a high-performance, asynchronous, and lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built in Rust for secure and efficient filesystem operations. Designed with security in mind, it operates in read-only mode by default and restricts clients from updating allowed directories via MCP Roots unless explicitly enabled, ensuring robust protection against unauthorized access. Leveraging asynchronous I/O, it delivers blazingly fast performance with a minimal resource footprint.\n Optimized for token efficiency, the Rust MCP Filesystem enables large language models (LLMs) to precisely target searches and edits within specific sections of large files and restrict operations by file size range, making it ideal for efficient file exploration, automation, and system integration.\n icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rust-mcp-stack/rust-mcp-filesystem/refs/heads/main/docs/_media/rust-mcp-filesystem.png\nsource:\n project: https://github.com/rust-mcp-stack/rust-mcp-filesystem\n commit: 27e63b734d89b7a618a81c2a511ef34aab612011\nrun:\n command:\n - \"{{rust-mcp-filesystem.allowed_directories|volume-target|into}}\"\n volumes:\n - \"{{rust-mcp-filesystem.allowed_directories|volume|into}}\"\n disableNetwork: true\nconfig:\n description: Configure rust-mcp-filesystem to allow access only to permitted directories.\n env:\n - name: ENABLE_ROOTS\n example: \"false\"\n value: \"{{rust-mcp-filesystem.enable_roots}}\"\n - name: ALLOW_WRITE\n example: \"false\"\n value: \"{{rust-mcp-filesystem.allow_write}}\"\n parameters:\n type: object\n properties:\n allow_write:\n type: boolean\n title: Allow Write\n description: Enable read/write mode. If false, the app operates in read-only mode.\n default: false\n enable_roots:\n type: boolean\n title: Enable MCP Roots\n description: Enable dynamic directory access control via MCP client-side Roots.\n default: false\n allowed_directories:\n type: array\n items:\n type: string\n title: Allowed Directories\n description: List of directories that rust-mcp-filesystem can access.\n default:\n - /Users/local-test\n",
"path": "servers/rust-mcp-filesystem/server.yaml"
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