diff --git a/mcp-server/src/PenpotMcpServer.ts b/mcp-server/src/PenpotMcpServer.ts
index 445d2eb..eb2c367 100644
--- a/mcp-server/src/PenpotMcpServer.ts
+++ b/mcp-server/src/PenpotMcpServer.ts
@@ -67,10 +67,23 @@ export class PenpotMcpServer {
         this.registerTools();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether the server is running in multi-user mode,
+     * where user tokens are required for authentication.
+     */
     public isMultiUserMode(): boolean {
         return this.isMultiUser;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether file system access is enabled for MCP tools.
+     * Access is enabled only in single-user mode, where the file system is assumed
+     * to belong to the user running the server locally.
+     */
+    public isFileSystemAccessEnabled(): boolean {
+        return !this.isMultiUserMode();
+    }
+
     public getInitialInstructions(): string {
         let instructions = this.configLoader.getInitialInstructions();
         instructions = instructions.replace("$api_types", this.apiDocs.getTypeNames().join(", "));
@@ -87,13 +100,16 @@ export class PenpotMcpServer {
     }
 
     private registerTools(): void {
+        // Create relevant tool instances (depending on file system access)
         const toolInstances: Tool<any>[] = [
             new ExecuteCodeTool(this),
             new HighLevelOverviewTool(this),
             new PenpotApiInfoTool(this, this.apiDocs),
-            new ExportShapeTool(this),
-            new ImportImageTool(this),
+            new ExportShapeTool(this), // tool adapts to file system access internally
         ];
+        if (this.isFileSystemAccessEnabled()) {
+            toolInstances.push(new ImportImageTool(this));
+        }
 
         for (const tool of toolInstances) {
             const toolName = tool.getToolName();
diff --git a/mcp-server/src/tools/ExportShapeTool.ts b/mcp-server/src/tools/ExportShapeTool.ts
index 1315614..ae4577c 100644
--- a/mcp-server/src/tools/ExportShapeTool.ts
+++ b/mcp-server/src/tools/ExportShapeTool.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@ export class ExportShapeTool extends Tool<ExportShapeArgs> {
      * @param mcpServer - The MCP server instance
      */
     constructor(mcpServer: PenpotMcpServer) {
-        super(mcpServer, ExportShapeArgs.schema);
+        let schema: any = ExportShapeArgs.schema;
+        if (!mcpServer.isFileSystemAccessEnabled()) {
+            // remove filePath key from schema
+            schema = { ...schema };
+            delete schema.filePath;
+        }
+        super(mcpServer, schema);
     }
 
     public getToolName(): string {
@@ -53,11 +59,11 @@ export class ExportShapeTool extends Tool<ExportShapeArgs> {
     }
 
     public getToolDescription(): string {
-        return (
+        let description =
             "Exports a shape from the Penpot design to a PNG or SVG image, " +
-            "such that you can get an impression of what the shape looks like.\n" +
-            "Alternatively, you can save it to a file."
-        );
+            "such that you can get an impression of what the shape looks like.";
+        if (this.mcpServer.isFileSystemAccessEnabled()) description += "\nAlternatively, you can save it to a file.";
+        return description;
     }
 
     protected async executeCore(args: ExportShapeArgs): Promise<ToolResponse> {
@@ -89,6 +95,10 @@ export class ExportShapeTool extends Tool<ExportShapeArgs> {
                 return TextResponse.fromData(imageData);
             }
         } else {
+            // make sure file system access is enabled
+            if (!this.mcpServer.isFileSystemAccessEnabled()) {
+                throw new Error("File system access is not enabled on the MCP server!");
+            }
             // save image to file
             if (args.format === "png") {
                 FileUtils.writeBinaryFile(args.filePath, PNGImageContent.byteData(imageData));