Best File Systems MCP Servers for VS Code / GitHub Copilot

Connect file systems tools to VS Code / GitHub Copilot using MCP servers. These servers let VS Code / GitHub Copilot interact with file systems resources, enabling powerful AI-assisted workflows for developers.

MCPgee indexes 689 file systems MCP servers with a median of 31 GitHub stars; 84% are written in typescript and 26% install via npm. All work with VS Code / GitHub Copilot.

Top 30 of 689 File Systems Servers for VS Code / GitHub Copilot

VS Code / GitHub Copilot Configuration

Add file systems MCP servers to your VS Code / GitHub Copilot configuration at .vscode/settings.json:

{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "."]
    },
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
      }
    },
    "postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres", "postgresql://localhost:5432/mydb"]
    },
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your_brave_api_key_here"
      }
    },
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"]
    }
  }
}

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