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filesystem

File and directory operations using Claude Code built-in tools — replaces the Filesystem MCP server. Maps all 11 MCP tools to native equivalents: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, and Bash. Covers file reading with line ranges, parallel reads, pattern-based file search, regex content search, directory listing, tree traversal, move/copy/rename, and metadata inspection. Trigger phrases: "read this file", "write to file", "create a file", "edit file", "find files matching", "search for text in files", "list directory", "show directory tree", "move file", "rename file", "copy file", "file info", "find all Python files", "search codebase for". Use this skill when performing file operations, navigating codebases, or managing directories.

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Installation

$npx skills add https://github.com/mathews-tom/praxis-skills --skill filesystem

How to Install filesystem

Quickly install filesystem AI skill to your development environment via command line

  1. Open Terminal: Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.)
  2. Run Installation Command: Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/mathews-tom/praxis-skills --skill filesystem
  3. Verify Installation: Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw

Source: mathews-tom/praxis-skills.

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All file and directory operations use Claude Code's built-in tools. No MCP server needed — native tools are faster, more capable, and cost zero context tokens when idle.

| readfile(path) | Read tool | Supports line offset and limit | | readmultiplefiles(paths) | Multiple parallel Read calls | Faster than sequential MCP calls | | writefile(path, content) | Write tool | Overwrites entire file | | editfile(path, edits) | Edit tool | Exact string replacement; surgical edits |

| listdirectory(path) | Glob or Bash ls | Glob for patterns, ls for simple listing | | directorytree(path) | Bash fd or Glob / | fd is fastest; Glob for pattern filtering | | searchfiles(pattern, path) | Grep tool | Full regex, file type filters, context lines | | createdirectory(path) | Bash mkdir -p | -p creates intermediate directories |

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npx skills add https://github.com/mathews-tom/praxis-skills --skill filesystem
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2026-03-10
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2026-03-10

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What is filesystem?

File and directory operations using Claude Code built-in tools — replaces the Filesystem MCP server. Maps all 11 MCP tools to native equivalents: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, and Bash. Covers file reading with line ranges, parallel reads, pattern-based file search, regex content search, directory listing, tree traversal, move/copy/rename, and metadata inspection. Trigger phrases: "read this file", "write to file", "create a file", "edit file", "find files matching", "search for text in files", "list directory", "show directory tree", "move file", "rename file", "copy file", "file info", "find all Python files", "search codebase for". Use this skill when performing file operations, navigating codebases, or managing directories. Source: mathews-tom/praxis-skills.

How do I install filesystem?

Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/mathews-tom/praxis-skills --skill filesystem Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw

Where is the source repository?

https://github.com/mathews-tom/praxis-skills