What is filestash?
filestash is a MCP server by mickael-kerjean that remote storage access: SFTP, S3, FTP, SMB, NFS, WebDAV, Git, FTPS, Google Cloud, Azure Blob, SharePoint and more. It is listed under Productivity and has 14,803 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | mickael-kerjean |
| Repository | mickael-kerjean/filestash |
| Popularity | 14,803 GitHub stars |
| Category | Productivity |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #46 of 4,418 MCP servers; #3 in Productivity |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +20 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Go |
Is filestash safe to install?
filestash scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install filestash?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash/tree/master/server/plugin/plg_handler_mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add filestash -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http filestash <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs filestash for you:
Add the "filestash" MCP server from https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash/tree/master/server/plugin/plg_handler_mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.