diff --git a/src/filesystem/index.ts b/src/filesystem/index.ts
index f073a83e..b4d5c419 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/index.ts
+++ b/src/filesystem/index.ts
@@ -17,27 +17,9 @@ import { minimatch } from 'minimatch';
 
 // Command line argument parsing
 const args = process.argv.slice(2);
-
-let allowedDirectories: string[] = [];
-
-let hasProjectsDirectory = false;
-
-// If the projects directory has contents, use it as the root workspace
-const projectsContents = await fs.readdir('/projects');
-if (projectsContents.length > 0) {
-  hasProjectsDirectory = true;
-  allowedDirectories = projectsContents.map(dir =>
-    normalizePath(path.resolve(expandHome(dir)))
-  );
-}
-else {
-  if (args.length === 0) {
-    console.error("Usage: mcp-server-filesystem <allowed-directory> [additional-directories...]");
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  allowedDirectories = args.map(dir =>
-    normalizePath(path.resolve(expandHome(dir)))
-  );
+if (args.length === 0) {
+  console.error("Usage: mcp-server-filesystem <allowed-directory> [additional-directories...]");
+  process.exit(1);
 }
 
 // Normalize all paths consistently
@@ -53,12 +35,15 @@ function expandHome(filepath: string): string {
 }
 
 // Store allowed directories in normalized form
+const allowedDirectories = args.map(dir =>
+  normalizePath(path.resolve(expandHome(dir)))
+);
 
 // Validate that all directories exist and are accessible
-await Promise.all(allowedDirectories.map(async (dir) => {
+await Promise.all(args.map(async (dir) => {
   try {
     const stats = await fs.stat(dir);
-    if (!stats.isDirectory() && !hasProjectsDirectory) {
+    if (!stats.isDirectory()) {
       console.error(`Error: ${dir} is not a directory`);
       process.exit(1);
     }
@@ -269,7 +254,7 @@ function createUnifiedDiff(originalContent: string, newContent: string, filepath
 
 async function applyFileEdits(
   filePath: string,
-  edits: Array<{ oldText: string, newText: string }>,
+  edits: Array<{oldText: string, newText: string}>,
   dryRun = false
 ): Promise<string> {
   // Read file content and normalize line endings
@@ -405,10 +390,10 @@ server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
       {
         name: "directory_tree",
         description:
-          "Get a recursive tree view of files and directories as a JSON structure. " +
-          "Each entry includes 'name', 'type' (file/directory), and 'children' for directories. " +
-          "Files have no children array, while directories always have a children array (which may be empty). " +
-          "The output is formatted with 2-space indentation for readability. Only works within allowed directories.",
+            "Get a recursive tree view of files and directories as a JSON structure. " +
+            "Each entry includes 'name', 'type' (file/directory), and 'children' for directories. " +
+            "Files have no children array, while directories always have a children array (which may be empty). " +
+            "The output is formatted with 2-space indentation for readability. Only works within allowed directories.",
         inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(DirectoryTreeArgsSchema) as ToolInput,
       },
       {
@@ -545,49 +530,49 @@ server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => {
         };
       }
 
-      case "directory_tree": {
-        const parsed = DirectoryTreeArgsSchema.safeParse(args);
-        if (!parsed.success) {
-          throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for directory_tree: ${parsed.error}`);
-        }
-
-        interface TreeEntry {
-          name: string;
-          type: 'file' | 'directory';
-          children?: TreeEntry[];
-        }
-
-        async function buildTree(currentPath: string): Promise<TreeEntry[]> {
-          const validPath = await validatePath(currentPath);
-          const entries = await fs.readdir(validPath, { withFileTypes: true });
-          const result: TreeEntry[] = [];
-
-          for (const entry of entries) {
-            const entryData: TreeEntry = {
-              name: entry.name,
-              type: entry.isDirectory() ? 'directory' : 'file'
-            };
-
-            if (entry.isDirectory()) {
-              const subPath = path.join(currentPath, entry.name);
-              entryData.children = await buildTree(subPath);
+        case "directory_tree": {
+            const parsed = DirectoryTreeArgsSchema.safeParse(args);
+            if (!parsed.success) {
+                throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for directory_tree: ${parsed.error}`);
             }
 
-            result.push(entryData);
-          }
+            interface TreeEntry {
+                name: string;
+                type: 'file' | 'directory';
+                children?: TreeEntry[];
+            }
 
-          return result;
+            async function buildTree(currentPath: string): Promise<TreeEntry[]> {
+                const validPath = await validatePath(currentPath);
+                const entries = await fs.readdir(validPath, {withFileTypes: true});
+                const result: TreeEntry[] = [];
+
+                for (const entry of entries) {
+                    const entryData: TreeEntry = {
+                        name: entry.name,
+                        type: entry.isDirectory() ? 'directory' : 'file'
+                    };
+
+                    if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+                        const subPath = path.join(currentPath, entry.name);
+                        entryData.children = await buildTree(subPath);
+                    }
+
+                    result.push(entryData);
+                }
+
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            const treeData = await buildTree(parsed.data.path);
+            return {
+                content: [{
+                    type: "text",
+                    text: JSON.stringify(treeData, null, 2)
+                }],
+            };
         }
 
-        const treeData = await buildTree(parsed.data.path);
-        return {
-          content: [{
-            type: "text",
-            text: JSON.stringify(treeData, null, 2)
-          }],
-        };
-      }
-
       case "move_file": {
         const parsed = MoveFileArgsSchema.safeParse(args);
         if (!parsed.success) {
@@ -621,11 +606,9 @@ server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => {
         const validPath = await validatePath(parsed.data.path);
         const info = await getFileStats(validPath);
         return {
-          content: [{
-            type: "text", text: Object.entries(info)
-              .map(([key, value]) => `${key}: ${value}`)
-              .join("\n")
-          }],
+          content: [{ type: "text", text: Object.entries(info)
+            .map(([key, value]) => `${key}: ${value}`)
+            .join("\n") }],
         };
       }
 
@@ -661,4 +644,4 @@ async function runServer() {
 runServer().catch((error) => {
   console.error("Fatal error running server:", error);
   process.exit(1);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});