Is File System Like Github safe to use?

File System Like Github has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install File System Like Github?

File System Like Github supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What AI clients work with File System Like Github?

File System Like Github is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is File System Like Github actively maintained?

File System Like Github is actively maintained — last commit was 3 days ago. It has 232 GitHub stars.

File System Like Github

Name: File System Like Github
Author: andylow92

npm · by andylow92

Self-improving, AI-native markdown vault you hand to an AI agent. GitHub-style file tree + Notion editing, exposed to Claude/Cursor via a built-in MCP server (24 tools): semantic & hybrid search, RAG, cited answers. Learns your voice from your edits; human-approved review queue. Local-first .md.

232 15.3M/wk GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 3d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

0 tools

Grade F

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "file-system-like-github": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "npm"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What File System Like Github does

A local-first markdown vault you can hand to an AI agent — and it gets better > the more you use it. Browse it like a GitHub file tree, edit it like > Notion, and plug it into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP host as 24 agent > tools — semantic & hybrid search, RAG context, and cited answers. The vault > self-improves: it learns your writing voice from your draft→final edits and > self-tidies broken links, orphans, and duplicates — every change lands in a > human-in-the-loop review queue where agent

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Score breakdown

63/100across 5 weighted dimensions

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OSV.dev

8 fixed

CVE-2022-29244high · fixedCVSS 7.5

Packing does not respect root-level ignore files in workspaces

### Impact `npm pack` ignores root-level `.gitignore` & `.npmignore` file exclusion directives when run in a workspace or with a workspace flag (ie. `--workspaces`, `--workspace=<name>`). Anyone who has run `npm pack` or `npm publish` with workspaces, as of [v7.9.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.9.0) & [v7.13.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.13.0) respectively, may be affected and have published files into the npm registry they did not intend to include. ### Patch - Up

Affected: >= 7.9.0Fixed in 8.11.0source →

CVE-2018-7408high · fixedCVSS 7.8

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in NPM

An issue was discovered in an npm 5.7.0 2018-02-21 pre-release (marked as "next: 5.7.0" and therefore automatically installed by an "npm upgrade -g npm" command, and also announced in the vendor's blog without mention of pre-release status). It might allow local users to bypass intended filesystem access restrictions because ownerships of /etc and /usr directories are being changed unexpectedly, related to a "correctMkdir" issue.

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 5.7.1source →

CVE-2013-4116info · fixed

Local Privilege Escalation in npm

Affected versions of `npm` use predictable temporary file names during archive unpacking. If an attacker can create a symbolic link at the location of one of these temporary file names, the attacker can arbitrarily write to any file that the user which owns the `npm` process has permission to write to, potentially resulting in local privilege escalation. ## Recommendation Update to version 1.3.3 or later.

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 1.3.3source →

CVE-2020-15095medium · fixedCVSS 4.4

npm CLI exposing sensitive information through logs

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.14.6 are vulnerable to an information exposure vulnerability through log files. The CLI supports URLs like `<protocol>://[<user>[:<password>]@]<hostname>[:<port>][:][/]<path>`. The password value is not redacted and is printed to stdout and also to any generated log files.

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.14.6source →

CVE-2019-16777high · fixedCVSS 7.7

npm Vulnerable to Global node_modules Binary Overwrite

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to a Global node_modules Binary Overwrite. It fails to prevent existing globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installations. For example, if a package was installed globally and created a `serve` binary, any subsequent installs of packages that also create a `serve` binary would overwrite the first binary. This will not overwrite system binaries but only binaries put into the global node_modules directory. This b

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.13.4source →

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Is File System Like Github safe to use?: File System Like Github has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install File System Like Github?: File System Like Github supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with File System Like Github?: File System Like Github is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is File System Like Github actively maintained?: File System Like Github is actively maintained — last commit was 3 days ago. It has 232 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "file-system-like-github": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "npm"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What File System Like Github does

A local-first markdown vault you can hand to an AI agent — and it gets better > the more you use it. Browse it like a GitHub file tree, edit it like > Notion, and plug it into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP host as 24 agent > tools — semantic & hybrid search, RAG context, and cited answers. The vault > self-improves: it learns your writing voice from your draft→final edits and > self-tidies broken links, orphans, and duplicates — every change lands in a > human-in-the-loop review queue where agent

Test This Server

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README

Own the context. Rent the memory.
Your notes stay plain .md files you own — bring any AI model and swap it whenever you like.

fsbrain — an AI-native markdown vault (MCP server + second brain)

A local-first markdown vault you can hand to an AI agent — and it gets better the more you use it. Browse it like a GitHub file tree, edit it like Notion, and plug it into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP host as 27 agent tools — semantic & hybrid search, RAG context, and cited answers. The vault self-improves: it learns your writing voice from your draft→final edits and self-tidies broken links, orphans, and duplicates — every change lands in a human-in-the-loop review queue where agents propose and you decide. Plain .md files, runs offline, no API key required.

If you’ve ever wanted your markdown content to be:

easy to navigate like a repo,
easy to edit like a modern docs tool,
and stored as real files (not locked in a database),

this project is for you.

Why this project exists

Most note/documentation tools force a tradeoff:

Great UX, but proprietary storage.
Great storage (plain files), but clunky UX.

This repo bridges both worlds:

✅ Familiar tree-based navigation
✅ Markdown-first editing and preview
✅ Safe filesystem-backed API
✅ Monorepo structure for easy extension

What you can do with it

Browse markdown content in a GitHub-like file tree
Open files and switch between Preview and Edit tabs
Create, rename/move, and delete files and folders
Save with optimistic concurrency metadata (etag / lastModified)
Keep your content under a configurable CONTENT_ROOT (the "vault")
Search across notes — full-text, semantic, and hybrid (Ctrl/Cmd-K)
Link notes with [[wikilinks]], browse backlinks, and explore an interactive knowledge graph
Hand the vault to an AI agent through a built-in MCP server (read / search / patch / propose), with every agent write attributed in an audit log so the human can see what changed

🤖 AI & agent features

This isn't just a file browser — the vault is built to double as an AI agent's brain, with a human always in control. Everything below runs locally and offline by default (no API key needed), and anything an agent wants to change in your notes goes through a review queue you approve.

🔎 Smart search. Find notes by meaning, not just exact words — semantic search ranks by relevance and hybrid search fuses keyword + semantic results. Great for "I know I wrote this somewhere…". Runs offline on a built-in TF-IDF ranker by default; flip on real embeddings (below) when you want stronger synonym/paraphrase matching.
💬 Ask your notes (think). Ask a question and get a cited answer assembled from your own notes — plus an honest list of gaps when the vault can't fully answer, so you know what's missing.
🔌 Plug in any AI agent (MCP). A built-in MCP server hands the whole vault to agents like Claude, Cursor, or OpenClaw as 27 tools (read, search, patch, propose…). Every agent write is logged to an audit trail, and edits land as proposals you approve — the agent suggests, only you commit.
🧹 Self-tidying vault (maintenance). A "dream-cycle" scan finds **broken links, orphaned notes,

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

63/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−37

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

8 fixed

CVE-2022-29244high · fixedCVSS 7.5

Packing does not respect root-level ignore files in workspaces

Affected: >= 7.9.0Fixed in 8.11.0source →

CVE-2018-7408high · fixedCVSS 7.8

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in NPM

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 5.7.1source →

CVE-2013-4116info · fixed

Local Privilege Escalation in npm

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 1.3.3source →

CVE-2020-15095medium · fixedCVSS 4.4

npm CLI exposing sensitive information through logs

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.14.6source →

CVE-2019-16777high · fixedCVSS 7.7

npm Vulnerable to Global node_modules Binary Overwrite

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.13.4source →

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is File System Like Github safe to use?: File System Like Github has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install File System Like Github?: File System Like Github supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with File System Like Github?: File System Like Github is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is File System Like Github actively maintained?: File System Like Github is actively maintained — last commit was 3 days ago. It has 232 GitHub stars.

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