diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ffbcb3ea6..a722018518 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Official integrations are maintained by companies building production ready MCP
-
**[Memgraph](https://github.com/memgraph/mcp-memgraph)** - Query your data in [Memgraph](https://memgraph.com/) graph database.
-
**[Memgraph](https://github.com/memgraph/ai-toolkit/tree/main/integrations/mcp-memgraph)** - Query your data in [Memgraph](https://memgraph.com/) graph database.
-
**[Mercado Pago](https://mcp.mercadopago.com/)** - Mercado Pago's official MCP server.
--
**[Metoro](https://github.com/metoro-io/metoro-mcp-server)** - Query and interact with kubernetes environments monitored by Metoro
+-
**[Metoro](https://github.com/metoro-io/metoro-mcp-server)** - Query and interact with kubernetes environments monitored by Metoro
-
**[Microsoft Clarity](https://github.com/microsoft/clarity-mcp-server)** - Official MCP Server to get your behavioral analytics data and insights from [Clarity](https://clarity.microsoft.com)
-
**[Microsoft Dataverse](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320176)** - Chat over your business data using NL - Discover tables, run queries, retrieve data, insert or update records, and execute custom prompts grounded in business knowledge and context.
-
**[Microsoft Learn Docs](https://github.com/microsoftdocs/mcp)** - An MCP server that provides structured access to Microsoft’s official documentation. Retrieves accurate, authoritative, and context-aware technical content for code generation, question answering, and workflow grounding.
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ A growing set of community-developed and maintained servers demonstrates various
- **[Feyod](https://github.com/jeroenvdmeer/feyod-mcp)** - A server that answers questions about football matches, and specialised in the football club Feyenoord.
- **[Fibaro HC3](https://github.com/coding-sailor/mcp-server-hc3)** - MCP server for Fibaro Home Center 3 smart home systems.
- **[Figma](https://github.com/GLips/Figma-Context-MCP)** - Give your coding agent direct access to Figma file data, helping it one-shot design implementation.
-- **[Fingertip](https://github.com/fingertip-com/fingertip-mcp)** - MCP server for Fingertip.com to search and create new sites.
- **[Firebase](https://github.com/gannonh/firebase-mcp)** - Server to interact with Firebase services including Firebase Authentication, Firestore, and Firebase Storage.
- **[FireCrawl](https://github.com/vrknetha/mcp-server-firecrawl)** - Advanced web scraping with JavaScript rendering, PDF support, and smart rate limiting
- **[FitBit MCP Server](https://github.com/NitayRabi/fitbit-mcp)** - An MCP server that connects to FitBit API using a token obtained from OAuth flow.
@@ -599,7 +598,6 @@ A growing set of community-developed and maintained servers demonstrates various
- **[iTerm MCP](https://github.com/ferrislucas/iterm-mcp)** - Integration with iTerm2 terminal emulator for macOS, enabling LLMs to execute and monitor terminal commands.
- **[iTerm MCP Server](https://github.com/rishabkoul/iTerm-MCP-Server)** - A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for iTerm2 terminal integration. Able to manage multiple iTerm Sessions.
- **[Java Decompiler](https://github.com/idachev/mcp-javadc)** - Decompile Java bytecode into readable source code from .class files, package names, or JAR archives using CFR decompiler
-- **[JavaFX](https://github.com/mcpso/mcp-server-javafx)** - Make drawings using a JavaFX canvas
- **[JavaFX](https://github.com/quarkiverse/quarkus-mcp-servers/tree/main/jfx)** - Make drawings using a JavaFX canvas
- **[JDBC](https://github.com/quarkiverse/quarkus-mcp-servers/tree/main/jdbc)** - Connect to any JDBC-compatible database and query, insert, update, delete, and more. Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, sqllite and [more](https://github.com/quarkiverse/quarkus-mcp-servers/tree/main/jdbc#supported-jdbc-variants).
- **[JMeter](https://github.com/QAInsights/jmeter-mcp-server)** - Run load testing using Apache JMeter via MCP-compliant tools.
@@ -798,7 +796,6 @@ A growing set of community-developed and maintained servers demonstrates various
- **[Riot Games](https://github.com/jifrozen0110/mcp-riot)** - MCP server for League of Legends – fetch player info, ranks, champion stats, and match history via Riot API.
- **[Rquest](https://github.com/xxxbrian/mcp-rquest)** - An MCP server providing realistic browser-like HTTP request capabilities with accurate TLS/JA3/JA4 fingerprints for bypassing anti-bot measures.
- **[Rust MCP Filesystem](https://github.com/rust-mcp-stack/rust-mcp-filesystem)** - Fast, asynchronous MCP server for efficient handling of various filesystem operations built with the power of Rust.
-- **[Salesforce MCP](https://github.com/salesforce-mcp/salesforce-mcp)** - Salesforce MCP server. Supports cloud version Salesforce-mcp.com and allows both data & metadata functions.
- **[Salesforce MCP](https://github.com/smn2gnt/MCP-Salesforce)** - Interact with Salesforce Data and Metadata
- **[Salesforce MCP (AiondaDotCom)](https://github.com/AiondaDotCom/mcp-salesforce)** - Universal Salesforce integration with OAuth authentication, smart learning system, comprehensive backup capabilities, and full CRUD operations for any Salesforce org including custom objects and fields.
- **[Salesforce MCP Server](https://github.com/tsmztech/mcp-server-salesforce)** - Comprehensive Salesforce integration with tools for querying records, executing Apex, managing fields/objects, and handling debug logs
@@ -873,7 +870,6 @@ A growing set of community-developed and maintained servers demonstrates various
- **[Trello MCP Server](https://github.com/lioarce01/trello-mcp-server)** - An MCP server that interact with user Trello boards, modifying them with prompting.
- **[Tripadvisor](https://github.com/pab1it0/tripadvisor-mcp)** - A MCP server that enables LLMs to interact with Tripadvisor API, supporting location data, reviews, and photos through standardized MCP interfaces
- **[TrueNAS Core MCP](https://github.com/vespo92/TrueNasCoreMCP)** - An MCP server for interacting with TrueNAS Core.
-- **[Tsuki-Mcp-Filesystem-Server](https://github.com/yuutotsuki/tsuki_mcp_filesystem_server)** - A simple, fast, and fully MCP-compliant server for listing local filesystem files. Built with Python + FastAPI. Designed for OpenAI's Agent SDK via `resources/list`.
- **[Tyk API Management](https://github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk-dashboard-mcp)** - Chat with all of your organization's managed APIs and perform other API lifecycle operations, managing tokens, users, analytics, and more.
- **[Typesense](https://github.com/suhail-ak-s/mcp-typesense-server)** - A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides AI models with access to Typesense search capabilities. This server enables LLMs to discover, search, and analyze data stored in Typesense collections.
- **[uniswap-poolspy-mcp](https://github.com/kukapay/uniswap-poolspy-mcp)** - An MCP server that tracks newly created liquidity pools on Uniswap across nine blockchain networks.
diff --git a/src/filesystem/README.md b/src/filesystem/README.md
index d1621d1ef3..cd6d0a9f06 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/README.md
+++ b/src/filesystem/README.md
@@ -9,8 +9,58 @@ Node.js server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for filesystem operatio
- Move files/directories
- Search files
- Get file metadata
+- Dynamic directory access control via [Roots](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/concepts/roots)
+
+## Directory Access Control
+
+The server uses a flexible directory access control system. Directories can be specified via command-line arguments or dynamically via [Roots](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/concepts/roots).
+
+### Method 1: Command-line Arguments
+Specify Allowed directories when starting the server:
+```bash
+mcp-server-filesystem /path/to/dir1 /path/to/dir2
+```
+
+### Method 2: MCP Roots (Recommended)
+MCP clients that support [Roots](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/concepts/roots) can dynamically update the Allowed directories.
+
+Roots notified by Client to Server, completely replace any server-side Allowed directories when provided.
+
+**Important**: If server starts without command-line arguments AND client doesn't support roots protocol (or provides empty roots), the server will throw an error during initialization.
+
+This is the recommended method, as this enables runtime directory updates via `roots/list_changed` notifications without server restart, providing a more flexible and modern integration experience.
+
+### How It Works
+
+The server's directory access control follows this flow:
+
+1. **Server Startup**
+ - Server starts with directories from command-line arguments (if provided)
+ - If no arguments provided, server starts with empty allowed directories
+
+2. **Client Connection & Initialization**
+ - Client connects and sends `initialize` request with capabilities
+ - Server checks if client supports roots protocol (`capabilities.roots`)
+
+3. **Roots Protocol Handling** (if client supports roots)
+ - **On initialization**: Server requests roots from client via `roots/list`
+ - Client responds with its configured roots
+ - Server replaces ALL allowed directories with client's roots
+ - **On runtime updates**: Client can send `notifications/roots/list_changed`
+ - Server requests updated roots and replaces allowed directories again
+
+4. **Fallback Behavior** (if client doesn't support roots)
+ - Server continues using command-line directories only
+ - No dynamic updates possible
+
+5. **Access Control**
+ - All filesystem operations are restricted to allowed directories
+ - Use `list_allowed_directories` tool to see current directories
+ - Server requires at least ONE allowed directory to operate
+
+**Note**: The server will only allow operations within directories specified either via `args` or via Roots.
+
-**Note**: The server will only allow operations within directories specified via `args`.
## API
diff --git a/src/filesystem/__tests__/roots-utils.test.ts b/src/filesystem/__tests__/roots-utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..758219588c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filesystem/__tests__/roots-utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from '@jest/globals';
+import { getValidRootDirectories } from '../roots-utils.js';
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, realpathSync } from 'fs';
+import { tmpdir } from 'os';
+import { join } from 'path';
+import type { Root } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
+
+describe('getValidRootDirectories', () => {
+ let testDir1: string;
+ let testDir2: string;
+ let testDir3: string;
+ let testFile: string;
+
+ beforeEach(() => {
+ // Create test directories
+ testDir1 = realpathSync(mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'mcp-roots-test1-')));
+ testDir2 = realpathSync(mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'mcp-roots-test2-')));
+ testDir3 = realpathSync(mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'mcp-roots-test3-')));
+
+ // Create a test file (not a directory)
+ testFile = join(testDir1, 'test-file.txt');
+ writeFileSync(testFile, 'test content');
+ });
+
+ afterEach(() => {
+ // Cleanup
+ rmSync(testDir1, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ rmSync(testDir2, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ rmSync(testDir3, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ });
+
+ describe('valid directory processing', () => {
+ it('should process all URI formats and edge cases', async () => {
+ const roots = [
+ { uri: `file://${testDir1}`, name: 'File URI' },
+ { uri: testDir2, name: 'Plain path' },
+ { uri: testDir3 } // Plain path without name property
+ ];
+
+ const result = await getValidRootDirectories(roots);
+
+ expect(result).toContain(testDir1);
+ expect(result).toContain(testDir2);
+ expect(result).toContain(testDir3);
+ expect(result).toHaveLength(3);
+ });
+
+ it('should normalize complex paths', async () => {
+ const subDir = join(testDir1, 'subdir');
+ mkdirSync(subDir);
+
+ const roots = [
+ { uri: `file://${testDir1}/./subdir/../subdir`, name: 'Complex Path' }
+ ];
+
+ const result = await getValidRootDirectories(roots);
+
+ expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+ expect(result[0]).toBe(subDir);
+ });
+ });
+
+ describe('error handling', () => {
+
+ it('should handle various error types', async () => {
+ const nonExistentDir = join(tmpdir(), 'non-existent-directory-12345');
+ const invalidPath = '\0invalid\0path'; // Null bytes cause different error types
+ const roots = [
+ { uri: `file://${testDir1}`, name: 'Valid Dir' },
+ { uri: `file://${nonExistentDir}`, name: 'Non-existent Dir' },
+ { uri: `file://${testFile}`, name: 'File Not Dir' },
+ { uri: `file://${invalidPath}`, name: 'Invalid Path' }
+ ];
+
+ const result = await getValidRootDirectories(roots);
+
+ expect(result).toContain(testDir1);
+ expect(result).not.toContain(nonExistentDir);
+ expect(result).not.toContain(testFile);
+ expect(result).not.toContain(invalidPath);
+ expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+ });
+ });
+});
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diff --git a/src/filesystem/index.ts b/src/filesystem/index.ts
index fc32477b52..524c9c2608 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/index.ts
+++ b/src/filesystem/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {
CallToolRequestSchema,
ListToolsRequestSchema,
ToolSchema,
+ RootsListChangedNotificationSchema,
+ type Root,
} from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js";
import fs from "fs/promises";
import path from "path";
@@ -16,12 +18,16 @@ import { zodToJsonSchema } from "zod-to-json-schema";
import { diffLines, createTwoFilesPatch } from 'diff';
import { minimatch } from 'minimatch';
import { isPathWithinAllowedDirectories } from './path-validation.js';
+import { getValidRootDirectories } from './roots-utils.js';
// 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);
+ console.error("Usage: mcp-server-filesystem [allowed-directory] [additional-directories...]");
+ console.error("Note: Allowed directories can be provided via:");
+ console.error(" 1. Command-line arguments (shown above)");
+ console.error(" 2. MCP roots protocol (if client supports it)");
+ console.error("At least one directory must be provided by EITHER method for the server to operate.");
}
// Normalize all paths consistently
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ function expandHome(filepath: string): string {
}
// Store allowed directories in normalized and resolved form
-const allowedDirectories = await Promise.all(
+let allowedDirectories = await Promise.all(
args.map(async (dir) => {
const expanded = expandHome(dir);
const absolute = path.resolve(expanded);
@@ -573,8 +579,8 @@ server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
{
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.",
+ "Returns the list of root 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: {},
@@ -890,12 +896,62 @@ server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => {
}
});
+// Updates allowed directories based on MCP client roots
+async function updateAllowedDirectoriesFromRoots(requestedRoots: Root[]) {
+ const validatedRootDirs = await getValidRootDirectories(requestedRoots);
+ if (validatedRootDirs.length > 0) {
+ allowedDirectories = [...validatedRootDirs];
+ console.error(`Updated allowed directories from MCP roots: ${validatedRootDirs.length} valid directories`);
+ } else {
+ console.error("No valid root directories provided by client");
+ }
+}
+
+// Handles dynamic roots updates during runtime, when client sends "roots/list_changed" notification, server fetches the updated roots and replaces all allowed directories with the new roots.
+server.setNotificationHandler(RootsListChangedNotificationSchema, async () => {
+ try {
+ // Request the updated roots list from the client
+ const response = await server.listRoots();
+ if (response && 'roots' in response) {
+ await updateAllowedDirectoriesFromRoots(response.roots);
+ }
+ } catch (error) {
+ console.error("Failed to request roots from client:", error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
+ }
+});
+
+// Handles post-initialization setup, specifically checking for and fetching MCP roots.
+server.oninitialized = async () => {
+ const clientCapabilities = server.getClientCapabilities();
+
+ if (clientCapabilities?.roots) {
+ try {
+ const response = await server.listRoots();
+ if (response && 'roots' in response) {
+ await updateAllowedDirectoriesFromRoots(response.roots);
+ } else {
+ console.error("Client returned no roots set, keeping current settings");
+ }
+ } catch (error) {
+ console.error("Failed to request initial roots from client:", error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
+ }
+ } else {
+ if (allowedDirectories.length > 0) {
+ console.error("Client does not support MCP Roots, using allowed directories set from server args:", allowedDirectories);
+ }else{
+ throw new Error(`Server cannot operate: No allowed directories available. Server was started without command-line directories and client either does not support MCP roots protocol or provided empty roots. Please either: 1) Start server with directory arguments, or 2) Use a client that supports MCP roots protocol and provides valid root directories.`);
+ }
+ }
+};
+
// 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);
+ if (allowedDirectories.length === 0) {
+ console.error("Started without allowed directories - waiting for client to provide roots via MCP protocol");
+ }
}
runServer().catch((error) => {
diff --git a/src/filesystem/roots-utils.ts b/src/filesystem/roots-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8732997757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filesystem/roots-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { promises as fs, type Stats } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import os from 'os';
+import { normalizePath } from './path-utils.js';
+import type { Root } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
+
+/**
+ * Converts a root URI to a normalized directory path with basic security validation.
+ * @param rootUri - File URI (file://...) or plain directory path
+ * @returns Promise resolving to validated path or null if invalid
+ */
+async function parseRootUri(rootUri: string): Promise {
+ try {
+ const rawPath = rootUri.startsWith('file://') ? rootUri.slice(7) : rootUri;
+ const expandedPath = rawPath.startsWith('~/') || rawPath === '~'
+ ? path.join(os.homedir(), rawPath.slice(1))
+ : rawPath;
+ const absolutePath = path.resolve(expandedPath);
+ const resolvedPath = await fs.realpath(absolutePath);
+ return normalizePath(resolvedPath);
+ } catch {
+ return null; // Path doesn't exist or other error
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Formats error message for directory validation failures.
+ * @param dir - Directory path that failed validation
+ * @param error - Error that occurred during validation
+ * @param reason - Specific reason for failure
+ * @returns Formatted error message
+ */
+function formatDirectoryError(dir: string, error?: unknown, reason?: string): string {
+ if (reason) {
+ return `Skipping ${reason}: ${dir}`;
+ }
+ const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+ return `Skipping invalid directory: ${dir} due to error: ${message}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolves requested root directories from MCP root specifications.
+ *
+ * Converts root URI specifications (file:// URIs or plain paths) into normalized
+ * directory paths, validating that each path exists and is a directory.
+ * Includes symlink resolution for security.
+ *
+ * @param requestedRoots - Array of root specifications with URI and optional name
+ * @returns Promise resolving to array of validated directory paths
+ */
+export async function getValidRootDirectories(
+ requestedRoots: readonly Root[]
+): Promise {
+ const validatedDirectories: string[] = [];
+
+ for (const requestedRoot of requestedRoots) {
+ const resolvedPath = await parseRootUri(requestedRoot.uri);
+ if (!resolvedPath) {
+ console.error(formatDirectoryError(requestedRoot.uri, undefined, 'invalid path or inaccessible'));
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ try {
+ const stats: Stats = await fs.stat(resolvedPath);
+ if (stats.isDirectory()) {
+ validatedDirectories.push(resolvedPath);
+ } else {
+ console.error(formatDirectoryError(resolvedPath, undefined, 'non-directory root'));
+ }
+ } catch (error) {
+ console.error(formatDirectoryError(resolvedPath, error));
+ }
+ }
+
+ return validatedDirectories;
+}
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