We have developed a green and versatile method to prepare hierarchically porous Cu 3 (BTC) 2 @ carboxymethyl chitosan (HKUST-1@CMCS) with a macroscopic shape control and designable performance via the crosslinking of Cu(II) ions with CMCS. Furthermore, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, Brunauer−Emmett−Teller, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses showed that the morphology of HKUST-1 could be controlled and changed by tailoring the surface roughness (R q ) of polymer matrix. For the ball-like, fiberlike, and membrane-like composites, the matrix R q values were 887, 88.4, and 18.2 nm and the average sizes of HKUST-1 crystals were about 10.2, 5.9, and 1.7 μm, respectively. It was found that the larger the R q of the polymer matrix, the higher the drug payload. The results of drug release showed that the release percentage of dimethyl fumarate from HKUST-1@CMCS was 66% in 326 h, whereas that of Cu@CMCS was only 12 h. Obviously, the HKUST-1@CMCS had a long-acting and sustained release property compared to that of Cu@CMCS due to its complementary advantages of metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) and polymers. Therefore, this study not only provided an interesting way to make up for the shortcomings of MOFs and natural polymer but also developed a long-acting delivery system for a huge potential application prospect.