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mcp-server
by Aayush9029
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-server · Summary

A task management MCP server that connects AI assistants to iPhone task tracking with notifications.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

mcp-server · Use cases

  • AI assistants create tasks during coding sessions that sync to iPhone
  • Automatically update task status as AI completes work
  • Receive iPhone notifications when AI assistants finish tasks

filesystem · Use cases

  • Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
  • Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
  • Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

mcp-server · Install

Quick Start

1. Get Your API Key

Download the iOS app from the App Store

2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add this to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "task-manager": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://task-mcp-server.aayushpokharel9029.workers.dev/sse?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

3. Configure Other MCP Clients

For Cursor or other MCP clients:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "task-manager": {
      "url": "https://task-mcp-server.aayushpokharel9029.workers.dev/sse?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key.

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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