mcp-koii vs filesystem

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	mcp-koii by benjaminr	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-koii · Summary

MCP server for controlling Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II sampler via MIDI with pattern creation and playback.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-koii · Use cases

Create drum patterns with natural language commands
Control hardware sampler through AI assistant
Browse and trigger different sounds on the EP-133 device

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-koii · Install

Prerequisites

Python 3.8 or later
mido (MIDI handling)
mcp (Model Context Protocol SDK)

Installation

# Install the required packages
pip install mido "mcp[cli]"

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/benjaminr/mcp-koii.git
cd mcp-koii

# Install the MCP server
mcp install koii_server.py:server -e .

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "koii": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["koii_server.py"]
    }
  }
}

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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