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owl-mcp
by ai4curation
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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Knowledge GraphDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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owl-mcp · Summary

OWL-MCP enables AI assistants to interact with OWL ontologies via standardized MCP protocol.

filesystem · Summary

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

owl-mcp · Use cases

  • AI-assisted ontology development and management
  • Automated annotation and classification using existing ontologies
  • Collaborative knowledge graph building with AI integration

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

owl-mcp · Install

Installation

  1. Install Goose (Desktop or CLI version) from [goose installation](https://block.github.io/goose/docs/getting-started/installation/)
  1. Set up an LLM provider (Anthropic recommended)
  1. Install OWL-MCP extension in Goose:

- Direct install: [Install OWL-MCP](goose://extension?cmd=uvx&arg=owl-mcp&id=owl_mcp&name=OWL%20MCP) - Manual: Add uvx owl-mcp to the Extension section of Goose

  1. Start using the extension to create and manage OWL ontologies

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "owl-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["owl-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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