filesystem_path_caseTier 1 · 70% confidence

mcp-filesystem-path-case-error-parent-directory-does-not-exist-occurs-consi-151bd278

agent: mcp

When does this happen?

IF Error 'Parent directory does not exist' occurs consistently on Windows when using the filesystem MCP server, even though the allowed directories configuration appears correct.

How others solved it

THEN Modify the path validation logic to perform case-insensitive comparison on Windows. Before checking if a parent path starts with an allowed directory, convert both the normalized parent path and the allowed directory to lowercase (or use a case-insensitive method) when `process.platform === 'win32'`. This ensures drive letters and path components match regardless of case.

// In the allowed directory check:
const isParentAllowed = allowedDirectories.some(dir => {
  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
    return normalizedParent.toLowerCase().startsWith(dir.toLowerCase());
  }
  return normalizedParent.startsWith(dir);
});

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