Nolen Jonker writes about how he transitioned from using Claude Code to running local LLMs equipped with filesystem access via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for administrative tasks. He notes that while Claude is superior for complex coding, a local model can handle folder organization and file management without the privacy concerns of sending sensitive data to cloud servers or being subject to rate limits.
- The filesystem MCP server is an official Anthropic-maintained Node.js package available via npm.
- Setting up the tool in LM Studio requires only a single edit to a `mcp.json` file.
- Running Qwen 3.5 9B on 8GB of VRAM provides sufficient capability for reliable multi-step sequences and tool calling.
- The filesystem MCP server is an official Anthropic-maintained Node.js package available via npm.
- Setting up the tool in LM Studio requires only a single edit to a `mcp.json` file.
- Running Qwen 3.5 9B on 8GB of VRAM provides sufficient capability for reliable multi-step sequences and tool calling.
