diff --git a/.changeset/fix-move-file-output-schema.md b/.changeset/fix-move-file-output-schema.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdb957cc6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-move-file-output-schema.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem": patch
+---
+
+Fix move_file outputSchema to return array of content objects instead of string. Closes #3093
diff --git a/src/filesystem/index.ts b/src/filesystem/index.ts
index 7b67e63e58..68c3dc0605 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/index.ts
+++ b/src/filesystem/index.ts
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ server.registerTool(
       source: z.string(),
       destination: z.string()
     },
-    outputSchema: { content: z.string() },
+    outputSchema: { content: z.array(z.object({ type: z.enum(["text"]), text: z.string() })) },
     annotations: { readOnlyHint: false, idempotentHint: false, destructiveHint: true }
   },
   async (args: z.infer<typeof MoveFileArgsSchema>) => {