#!/usr/bin/env node import { Server } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/index.js"; import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js"; import { CallToolRequestSchema, ListToolsRequestSchema, ToolSchema, } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js"; import fs from "fs/promises"; import path from "path"; import os from 'os'; import { z } from "zod"; import { zodToJsonSchema } from "zod-to-json-schema"; // Command line argument parsing const args = process.argv.slice(2); if (args.length === 0) { console.error("Usage: mcp-server-filesystem [additional-directories...]"); process.exit(1); } // Normalize all paths consistently function normalizePath(p: string): string { return path.normalize(p).toLowerCase(); } function expandHome(filepath: string): string { if (filepath.startsWith('~/') || filepath === '~') { return path.join(os.homedir(), filepath.slice(1)); } return filepath; } // 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(args.map(async (dir) => { try { const stats = await fs.stat(dir); if (!stats.isDirectory()) { console.error(`Error: ${dir} is not a directory`); process.exit(1); } } catch (error) { console.error(`Error accessing directory ${dir}:`, error); process.exit(1); } })); // Security utilities async function validatePath(requestedPath: string): Promise { const expandedPath = expandHome(requestedPath); const absolute = path.isAbsolute(expandedPath) ? path.resolve(expandedPath) : path.resolve(process.cwd(), expandedPath); const normalizedRequested = normalizePath(absolute); // Check if path is within allowed directories const isAllowed = allowedDirectories.some(dir => normalizedRequested.startsWith(dir)); if (!isAllowed) { throw new Error(`Access denied - path outside allowed directories: ${absolute} not in ${allowedDirectories.join(', ')}`); } // Handle symlinks by checking their real path try { const realPath = await fs.realpath(absolute); const normalizedReal = normalizePath(realPath); const isRealPathAllowed = allowedDirectories.some(dir => normalizedReal.startsWith(dir)); if (!isRealPathAllowed) { throw new Error("Access denied - symlink target outside allowed directories"); } return realPath; } catch (error) { // For new files that don't exist yet, verify parent directory const parentDir = path.dirname(absolute); try { const realParentPath = await fs.realpath(parentDir); const normalizedParent = normalizePath(realParentPath); const isParentAllowed = allowedDirectories.some(dir => normalizedParent.startsWith(dir)); if (!isParentAllowed) { throw new Error("Access denied - parent directory outside allowed directories"); } return absolute; } catch { throw new Error(`Parent directory does not exist: ${parentDir}`); } } } // Schema definitions const ReadFileArgsSchema = z.object({ path: z.string(), }); const ReadMultipleFilesArgsSchema = z.object({ paths: z.array(z.string()), }); const WriteFileArgsSchema = z.object({ path: z.string(), content: z.string(), }); const EditOperation = z.object({ // The text to search for oldText: z.string().describe('Text to search for - can be a substring of the target'), // The new text to replace with newText: z.string().describe('Text to replace the found text with'), }); const EditFileArgsSchema = z.object({ path: z.string(), edits: z.array(EditOperation), // Optional: preview changes without applying them dryRun: z.boolean().default(false).describe('Preview changes using git-style diff format') }); const CreateDirectoryArgsSchema = z.object({ path: z.string(), }); const ListDirectoryArgsSchema = z.object({ path: z.string(), }); const MoveFileArgsSchema = z.object({ source: z.string(), destination: z.string(), }); const SearchFilesArgsSchema = z.object({ path: z.string(), pattern: z.string(), }); const GetFileInfoArgsSchema = z.object({ path: z.string(), }); const ToolInputSchema = ToolSchema.shape.inputSchema; type ToolInput = z.infer; interface FileInfo { size: number; created: Date; modified: Date; accessed: Date; isDirectory: boolean; isFile: boolean; permissions: string; } // Server setup const server = new Server( { name: "secure-filesystem-server", version: "0.2.0", }, { capabilities: { tools: {}, }, }, ); // Tool implementations async function getFileStats(filePath: string): Promise { const stats = await fs.stat(filePath); return { size: stats.size, created: stats.birthtime, modified: stats.mtime, accessed: stats.atime, isDirectory: stats.isDirectory(), isFile: stats.isFile(), permissions: stats.mode.toString(8).slice(-3), }; } async function searchFiles( rootPath: string, pattern: string, ): Promise { const results: string[] = []; async function search(currentPath: string) { const entries = await fs.readdir(currentPath, { withFileTypes: true }); for (const entry of entries) { const fullPath = path.join(currentPath, entry.name); try { // Validate each path before processing await validatePath(fullPath); if (entry.name.toLowerCase().includes(pattern.toLowerCase())) { results.push(fullPath); } if (entry.isDirectory()) { await search(fullPath); } } catch (error) { // Skip invalid paths during search continue; } } } await search(rootPath); return results; } interface Position { start: number; end: number; lineNumber: number; } function findTextPosition(content: string, searchText: string): Position { // Handle different line endings const normalized = content.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n'); const searchNormalized = searchText.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n'); const pos = normalized.indexOf(searchNormalized); if (pos === -1) { throw new Error(`Text not found:\n${searchText}`); } // Map back to original content position const originalPos = content.slice(0, pos).replace(/[ \t]+/g, ' ').length; const originalEnd = originalPos + searchText.length; return { start: pos, end: originalEnd, lineNumber: normalized.slice(0, pos).split('\n').length }; } // Edit preview type interface EditPreview { original: string; modified: string; lineNumber: number; preview: string; // Git-style diff format } // File editing utilities async function applyFileEdits(filePath: string, edits: Array<{oldText: string, newText: string}>, dryRun = false): Promise { let content = await fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8'); const previews: EditPreview[] = []; // Find all positions first const positions = edits.map(edit => ({ edit, position: findTextPosition(content, edit.oldText) })); // Sort by position in reverse order positions.sort((a, b) => b.position.start - a.position.start); // Apply edits from end to start for (const {edit, position} of positions) { const preview = [ `@@ line ${position.lineNumber} @@`, '<<<<<<< ORIGINAL', edit.oldText, '=======', edit.newText, '>>>>>>> MODIFIED' ].join('\n'); previews.push({ original: edit.oldText, modified: edit.newText, lineNumber: position.lineNumber, preview }); if (!dryRun) { content = content.slice(0, position.start) + edit.newText + content.slice(position.end); } } return dryRun ? previews : content; } // Tool handlers server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => { return { tools: [ { name: "read_file", description: "Read the complete contents of a file from the file system. " + "Handles various text encodings and provides detailed error messages " + "if the file cannot be read. Use this tool when you need to examine " + "the contents of a single file. Only works within allowed directories.", inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(ReadFileArgsSchema) as ToolInput, }, { name: "read_multiple_files", description: "Read the contents of multiple files simultaneously. This is more " + "efficient than reading files one by one when you need to analyze " + "or compare multiple files. Each file's content is returned with its " + "path as a reference. Failed reads for individual files won't stop " + "the entire operation. Only works within allowed directories.", inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(ReadMultipleFilesArgsSchema) as ToolInput, }, { name: "write_file", description: "Create a new file or completely overwrite an existing file with new content. " + "Use with caution as it will overwrite existing files without warning. " + "Handles text content with proper encoding. Only works within allowed directories.", inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(WriteFileArgsSchema) as ToolInput, }, { name: "edit_file", description: "Make selective edits to a text file using simple search and replace with git-style preview format. " + "Finds text to replace using substring matching and shows changes in a familiar git-diff format. " + "Use dry run mode to preview changes before applying them. " + "Only works within allowed directories.", inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(EditFileArgsSchema) as ToolInput, }, { name: "create_directory", description: "Create a new directory or ensure a directory exists. Can create multiple " + "nested directories in one operation. If the directory already exists, " + "this operation will succeed silently. Perfect for setting up directory " + "structures for projects or ensuring required paths exist. Only works within allowed directories.", inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(CreateDirectoryArgsSchema) as ToolInput, }, { name: "list_directory", description: "Get a detailed listing of all files and directories in a specified path. " + "Results clearly distinguish between files and directories with [FILE] and [DIR] " + "prefixes. This tool is essential for understanding directory structure and " + "finding specific files within a directory. Only works within allowed directories.", inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(ListDirectoryArgsSchema) as ToolInput, }, { name: "move_file", description: "Move or rename files and directories. Can move files between directories " + "and rename them in a single operation. If the destination exists, the " + "operation will fail. Works across different directories and can be used " + "for simple renaming within the same directory. Both source and destination must be within allowed directories.", inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(MoveFileArgsSchema) as ToolInput, }, { name: "search_files", description: "Recursively search for files and directories matching a pattern. " + "Searches through all subdirectories from the starting path. The search " + "is case-insensitive and matches partial names. Returns full paths to all " + "matching items. Great for finding files when you don't know their exact location. " + "Only searches within allowed directories.", inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(SearchFilesArgsSchema) as ToolInput, }, { name: "get_file_info", description: "Retrieve detailed metadata about a file or directory. Returns comprehensive " + "information including size, creation time, last modified time, permissions, " + "and type. This tool is perfect for understanding file characteristics " + "without reading the actual content. Only works within allowed directories.", inputSchema: zodToJsonSchema(GetFileInfoArgsSchema) as ToolInput, }, { name: "list_allowed_directories", description: "Returns the list of directories that this server is allowed to access. " + "Use this to understand which directories are available before trying to access files.", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {}, required: [], }, }, ], }; }); server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => { try { const { name, arguments: args } = request.params; switch (name) { case "read_file": { const parsed = ReadFileArgsSchema.safeParse(args); if (!parsed.success) { throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for read_file: ${parsed.error}`); } const validPath = await validatePath(parsed.data.path); const content = await fs.readFile(validPath, "utf-8"); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: content }], }; } case "read_multiple_files": { const parsed = ReadMultipleFilesArgsSchema.safeParse(args); if (!parsed.success) { throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for read_multiple_files: ${parsed.error}`); } const results = await Promise.all( parsed.data.paths.map(async (filePath: string) => { try { const validPath = await validatePath(filePath); const content = await fs.readFile(validPath, "utf-8"); return `${filePath}:\n${content}\n`; } catch (error) { const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error); return `${filePath}: Error - ${errorMessage}`; } }), ); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: results.join("\n---\n") }], }; } case "write_file": { const parsed = WriteFileArgsSchema.safeParse(args); if (!parsed.success) { throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for write_file: ${parsed.error}`); } const validPath = await validatePath(parsed.data.path); await fs.writeFile(validPath, parsed.data.content, "utf-8"); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Successfully wrote to ${parsed.data.path}` }], }; } case "edit_file": { const parsed = EditFileArgsSchema.safeParse(args); if (!parsed.success) { throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for edit_file: ${parsed.error}`); } const validPath = await validatePath(parsed.data.path); const result = await applyFileEdits(validPath, parsed.data.edits, parsed.data.dryRun); // If it's a dry run, format the previews if (parsed.data.dryRun) { const previewText = (result as EditPreview[]).map(preview => preview.preview).join('\n\n'); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Edit preview:\n${previewText}` }], }; } await fs.writeFile(validPath, result as string, "utf-8"); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Successfully applied edits to ${parsed.data.path}` }], }; } case "create_directory": { const parsed = CreateDirectoryArgsSchema.safeParse(args); if (!parsed.success) { throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for create_directory: ${parsed.error}`); } const validPath = await validatePath(parsed.data.path); await fs.mkdir(validPath, { recursive: true }); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Successfully created directory ${parsed.data.path}` }], }; } case "list_directory": { const parsed = ListDirectoryArgsSchema.safeParse(args); if (!parsed.success) { throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for list_directory: ${parsed.error}`); } const validPath = await validatePath(parsed.data.path); const entries = await fs.readdir(validPath, { withFileTypes: true }); const formatted = entries .map((entry) => `${entry.isDirectory() ? "[DIR]" : "[FILE]"} ${entry.name}`) .join("\n"); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: formatted }], }; } case "move_file": { const parsed = MoveFileArgsSchema.safeParse(args); if (!parsed.success) { throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for move_file: ${parsed.error}`); } const validSourcePath = await validatePath(parsed.data.source); const validDestPath = await validatePath(parsed.data.destination); await fs.rename(validSourcePath, validDestPath); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Successfully moved ${parsed.data.source} to ${parsed.data.destination}` }], }; } case "search_files": { const parsed = SearchFilesArgsSchema.safeParse(args); if (!parsed.success) { 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); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: results.length > 0 ? results.join("\n") : "No matches found" }], }; } case "get_file_info": { const parsed = GetFileInfoArgsSchema.safeParse(args); if (!parsed.success) { throw new Error(`Invalid arguments for get_file_info: ${parsed.error}`); } const validPath = await validatePath(parsed.data.path); const info = await getFileStats(validPath); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: Object.entries(info) .map(([key, value]) => `${key}: ${value}`) .join("\n") }], }; } case "list_allowed_directories": { return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Allowed directories:\n${allowedDirectories.join('\n')}` }], }; } default: throw new Error(`Unknown tool: ${name}`); } } catch (error) { const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Error: ${errorMessage}` }], isError: true, }; } }); // Start server async function runServer() { const transport = new StdioServerTransport(); await server.connect(transport); console.error("Secure MCP Filesystem Server running on stdio"); console.error("Allowed directories:", allowedDirectories); } runServer().catch((error) => { console.error("Fatal error running server:", error); process.exit(1); });