diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fa9ec691..34253af3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1565,6 +1565,13 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/minimatch": {
+      "version": "5.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/minimatch/-/minimatch-5.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-K0VQKziLUWkVKiRVrx4a40iPaxTUefQmjtkQofBkYRcoaaL/8rhwDWww9qWbrgicNOgnpIsMxyNIUM4+n6dUIA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
       "version": "22.9.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-22.9.0.tgz",
@@ -5185,6 +5192,7 @@
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "0.5.0",
         "diff": "^5.1.0",
         "glob": "^10.3.10",
+        "minimatch": "^10.0.1",
         "zod-to-json-schema": "^3.23.5"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -5192,6 +5200,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/diff": "^5.0.9",
+        "@types/minimatch": "^5.1.2",
         "@types/node": "^20.11.0",
         "shx": "^0.3.4",
         "typescript": "^5.3.3"
@@ -5246,7 +5255,7 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
-    "src/filesystem/node_modules/minimatch": {
+    "src/filesystem/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch": {
       "version": "9.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-9.0.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-G6T0ZX48xgozx7587koeX9Ys2NYy6Gmv//P89sEte9V9whIapMNF4idKxnW2QtCcLiTWlb/wfCabAtAFWhhBow==",
@@ -5261,6 +5270,21 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
+    "src/filesystem/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "10.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ethXTt3SGGR+95gudmqJ1eNhRO7eGEGIgYA9vnPatK4/etz2MEVDno5GMCibdMTuBMyElzIlgxMna3K94XDIDQ==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^2.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "20 || >=22"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
     "src/gdrive": {
       "name": "@modelcontextprotocol/server-gdrive",
       "version": "0.6.2",
diff --git a/src/filesystem/README.md b/src/filesystem/README.md
index 37bc290f..79c2b0f3 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/README.md
+++ b/src/filesystem/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Node.js server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for filesystem operatio
   - Inputs:
     - `path` (string): Starting directory
     - `pattern` (string): Search pattern
+    - `excludePatterns` (string[]): Exclude any patterns. Glob formats are supported.
   - Case-insensitive matching
   - Returns full paths to matches
 
diff --git a/src/filesystem/index.ts b/src/filesystem/index.ts
index 23d989d0..730721de 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/index.ts
+++ b/src/filesystem/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import os from 'os';
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { zodToJsonSchema } from "zod-to-json-schema";
 import { diffLines, createTwoFilesPatch } from 'diff';
+import { minimatch } from 'minimatch';
 
 // Command line argument parsing
 const args = process.argv.slice(2);
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ const MoveFileArgsSchema = z.object({
 const SearchFilesArgsSchema = z.object({
   path: z.string(),
   pattern: z.string(),
+  excludePatterns: z.array(z.string()).optional().default([])
 });
 
 const GetFileInfoArgsSchema = z.object({
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ async function getFileStats(filePath: string): Promise<FileInfo> {
 async function searchFiles(
   rootPath: string,
   pattern: string,
+  excludePatterns: string[] = []
 ): Promise<string[]> {
   const results: string[] = [];
 
@@ -191,11 +194,22 @@ async function searchFiles(
 
     for (const entry of entries) {
       const fullPath = path.join(currentPath, entry.name);
-      
+
       try {
         // Validate each path before processing
         await validatePath(fullPath);
 
+        // Check if path matches any exclude pattern
+        const relativePath = path.relative(rootPath, fullPath);
+        const shouldExclude = excludePatterns.some(pattern => {
+          const globPattern = pattern.includes('*') ? pattern : `**/${pattern}/**`;
+          return minimatch(relativePath, globPattern, { dot: true });
+        });
+
+        if (shouldExclude) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
         if (entry.name.toLowerCase().includes(pattern.toLowerCase())) {
           results.push(fullPath);
         }
@@ -522,7 +536,7 @@ server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => {
           throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for search_files: ${parsed.error}`);
         }
         const validPath = await validatePath(parsed.data.path);
-        const results = await searchFiles(validPath, parsed.data.pattern);
+        const results = await searchFiles(validPath, parsed.data.pattern, parsed.data.excludePatterns);
         return {
           content: [{ type: "text", text: results.length > 0 ? results.join("\n") : "No matches found" }],
         };
@@ -544,9 +558,9 @@ server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => {
 
       case "list_allowed_directories": {
         return {
-          content: [{ 
-            type: "text", 
-            text: `Allowed directories:\n${allowedDirectories.join('\n')}` 
+          content: [{
+            type: "text",
+            text: `Allowed directories:\n${allowedDirectories.join('\n')}`
           }],
         };
       }
@@ -574,4 +588,4 @@ async function runServer() {
 runServer().catch((error) => {
   console.error("Fatal error running server:", error);
   process.exit(1);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/filesystem/package.json b/src/filesystem/package.json
index bb9797ce..6f0b223d 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/package.json
+++ b/src/filesystem/package.json
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "0.5.0",
     "diff": "^5.1.0",
     "glob": "^10.3.10",
+    "minimatch": "^10.0.1",
     "zod-to-json-schema": "^3.23.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/diff": "^5.0.9",
+    "@types/minimatch": "^5.1.2",
     "@types/node": "^20.11.0",
     "shx": "^0.3.4",
     "typescript": "^5.3.3"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}