Is Bach Filecommander MCP Server safe to use?

Bach Filecommander MCP Server 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 Bach Filecommander MCP Server?

Bach Filecommander MCP Server 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 can Bach Filecommander MCP Server do?

Bach Filecommander MCP Server provides 43 tools: fc_read_file, fc_read_multiple_files, fc_write_file, fc_edit_file, fc_str_replace and 38 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Bach Filecommander MCP Server?

Bach Filecommander MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Bach Filecommander MCP Server actively maintained?

Bach Filecommander MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 2 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

Bach Filecommander MCP Server

ellmos-filecommander-mcp

43 tools for filesystem, process management, sessions, search, OCR, ZIP, and PDF export.

2 190/wk 43 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 2d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

43 tools · ~1.3k tok

Grade B · 0.7% of 200K ctx

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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": {
    "filecommander": {
      "command": "ellmos-filecommander"
    }
  }
}

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What Bach Filecommander MCP Server does

43 tools for filesystem, process management, sessions, search, OCR, ZIP, and PDF export.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bach Filecommander MCP Server safe to use?: Bach Filecommander MCP Server 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 Bach Filecommander MCP Server?: Bach Filecommander MCP Server 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 can Bach Filecommander MCP Server do?: Bach Filecommander MCP Server provides 43 tools: fc_read_file, fc_read_multiple_files, fc_write_file, fc_edit_file, fc_str_replace and 38 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Bach Filecommander MCP Server?: Bach Filecommander MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Bach Filecommander MCP Server actively maintained?: Bach Filecommander MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 2 days ago. It has 2 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": {
    "filecommander": {
      "command": "ellmos-filecommander"
    }
  }
}

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What Bach Filecommander MCP Server does

43 tools for filesystem, process management, sessions, search, OCR, ZIP, and PDF export.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y 'ellmos-filecommander-mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

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README

ellmos FileCommander MCP Server

🇩🇪 Deutsche Version

Part of the ellmos-ai family.

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI assistants full filesystem access, process management, interactive shell sessions, and async file search capabilities.

43 tools in a single server - everything an AI agent needs to interact with the local system.

Why FileCommander?

Most filesystem MCP servers only cover basic read/write operations. FileCommander goes further:

Safe Delete - Moves files to Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (macOS/Linux) instead of permanent deletion
Interactive Sessions - Start and interact with REPLs (Python, Node.js, shells) through the MCP protocol
Async Search - Search large directory trees in the background while the AI continues working
Process Management - List, start, and terminate system processes
String Replace - Edit files by matching unique strings with context validation
Format Conversion - Convert between JSON, CSV, INI, YAML, TOML, XML, and TOON
ZIP Archives - Create, extract, and list ZIP archives
File Checksums - SHA-256, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-512 hashing with compare
OCR - Extract text from images (optional tesseract.js dependency)
Safety Mode - Toggle to route all deletes through Recycle Bin / Trash
Markdown Export - Convert Markdown to professional HTML/PDF with code blocks, tables, nested lists, blockquotes
Cross-platform - Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux with platform-specific optimizations

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js 18 or higher
npm

Option 1: Install from NPM

npm install -g ellmos-filecommander-mcp

Option 2: Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/ellmos-ai/ellmos-filecommander-mcp.git
cd ellmos-filecommander-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

If installed globally via NPM:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filecommander": {
      "command": "ellmos-filecommander"
    }
  }
}

If installed from source:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filecommander": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/filecommander-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Other MCP Clients

The server communicates via stdio transport. Point your MCP client to the dist/index.js entry point or the ellmos-filecommander binary.

Tools Overview

Filesystem Operations (14 tools)

Tool	Description
`fc_read_file`	Read file contents with optional line limit
`fc_read_multiple_files`	Read up to 20 files in a single call
`fc_write_file`	Write/create/append to files
`fc_edit_file`	Line-based editing (replace, insert, delete lines)
`fc_str_replace`	Replace a unique string in a file with context validation
`fc_list_directory`	List directory contents (recursive, configurable depth)
`fc_create_directory`	Create directories (including parents)
`fc_delete_file`	Delete a file (permanent)
`fc_delete_directory`	Delete a directory (with optional recursive flag)
`fc_safe_delete`	Move to Recycle Bin / Trash (recoverable!)
`fc_move`	Move or rename files and di

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Why this score

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

Score breakdown

83/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−17

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked ellmos-filecommander-mcp against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (43)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~1.3k tokens total

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bach Filecommander MCP Server safe to use?: Bach Filecommander MCP Server 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 Bach Filecommander MCP Server?: Bach Filecommander MCP Server 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 can Bach Filecommander MCP Server do?: Bach Filecommander MCP Server provides 43 tools: fc_read_file, fc_read_multiple_files, fc_write_file, fc_edit_file, fc_str_replace and 38 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Bach Filecommander MCP Server?: Bach Filecommander MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Bach Filecommander MCP Server actively maintained?: Bach Filecommander MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 2 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.