GitMCP Documentation Server

for the _/modelcontextprotocol GitHub repository

MCP Server URL

https://gitmcp.io/_/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem

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To add this MCP to Cursor, update your ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "modelcontextprotocol Docs": {
      "url": "https://gitmcp.io/_/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem"
    }
  }
}

To add this MCP to Claude Desktop, update your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "modelcontextprotocol Docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gitmcp.io/_/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

To add this MCP to Windsurf, update your ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "modelcontextprotocol Docs": {
      "serverUrl": "https://gitmcp.io/_/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem"
    }
  }
}

To add this MCP to VSCode, update your .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "modelcontextprotocol Docs": {
      "type": "sse",
      "url": "https://gitmcp.io/_/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem"
    }
  }
}

To add this MCP to Cline, update your ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "modelcontextprotocol Docs": {
      "url": "https://gitmcp.io/_/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem",
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

Open Highlight AI and click the plugins icon (@ symbol) in the sidebar
Click Installed Plugins at the top of the sidebar
Select Custom Plugin
Click Add a plugin using a custom SSE URL

Enter this as your plugin name: modelcontextprotocol Docs

Enter this URL as the SSE URL: https://gitmcp.io/_/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem

For more details on adding custom MCP servers, refer to the documentation.

Open Augment Code settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Add a new MCP server with the following details

Name the MCP server: git-mcp Docs

Use this command: npx mcp-remote $https://gitmcp.io/_/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem

Or use the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git-mcp Docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gitmcp.io/_/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more details on configuring MCP servers in Augment Code, visit the Augment Code documentation.