Your Files in ChatGPT and Claude.
Only the folders you pick. They find, read and save files there, and every change is a new version.
- Who is signed in: you, with Apple
- The folders it may use, and where each lives
- Read Only, or Read and Change
- Cancel or Allow, the same for every app
- Disconnect any time in Settings
Connect in Three Steps.
The same address in both: https://mcp.folder.dev/mcp
Claude
Free, Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise
- 1Customize › Connectors, then + Add › Add custom connector.
- 2Name it Folder, paste the address as the URL, Continue, then Add.
- 3Sign in with Apple on the Connect Folder page, tick the folders, and Allow. Then in a chat, + › Connectors, and turn Folder on.
Claude Code, one line
claude mcp add --transport http folder https://mcp.folder.dev/mcp- 1Open chatgpt.com/plugins, then + › Add custom MCP server.
- 2Name it Folder, paste the address under Connection, set authentication to OAuth, select I understand and want to continue, and continue.
- 3Create as a plugin. Sign in with Apple on the Connect Folder page, tick the folders, and Allow.
What It Can Do.
No upload. It never deletes or moves a file. Every tool, in the docs →
Read Only
- your folders and their files
- find a file by part of its name
- read a text file, up to 256 KB
- see every version of a file
- a photo or a PDF comes back as its link
Read and Change, also
- save text from the chat as a new file
- keep a file from the chat or the web, up to 10 MB
- edit a text file
- put back an earlier version
- a share link, in your Cloudflare, asks you first
Only What You Allow.
It reaches only the folders you ticked.
| Folder | Where | ChatGPT reaches |
|---|---|---|
| anton | On Folder | Read Only |
| photos | In Your Cloudflare | Read Only |
| podcast-audio | In Your Cloudflare | Not allowed |
- every call checks a folder is still allowed, and yours
- the app never sees your Apple ID or a password
- a folder on this Mac stays on that Mac
Disconnect it any time in folder.dev › Settings › Connected Apps.
Put Back What Claude Code Changed.
A folder on this Mac is copied before each session. Claude Code in the docs →
0.12 s
to copy 607 files
30 days
earlier versions kept
Shell too
a file an rm deleted
Ask About Your Files.
Get Folder for Mac, then add the address in Claude or ChatGPT.