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arcade-mcp-ts
by ArcadeAI
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
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arcade-mcp-ts · Summary

TypeScript framework for building MCP servers with OAuth, auth, secrets, middleware, and multi-user support.

filesystem · Summary

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

arcade-mcp-ts · Use cases

  • Building secure MCP servers with OAuth authentication for enterprise applications
  • Creating multi-user MCP servers with JWT authentication and workspace isolation
  • Rapid prototyping of MCP servers with auto-discovery CLI and dev mode

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

arcade-mcp-ts · Install

bun add @arcadeai/arcade-mcp

For Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcade": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@arcadeai/arcade-mcp", "--http"]
    }
  }
}

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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