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its-over-9k
by Bumblebiber
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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its-over-9k · Summary

Persistent memory and agent lifecycle framework for Claude Code with MCP tools.

filesystem · Summary

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

its-over-9k · Use cases

  • Multi-device AI development workflow where context persists across machines
  • Long-term projects requiring AI to remember previous decisions and mistakes
  • Team collaboration with shared company memory alongside personal memory
  • Automating documentation through AI that understands project context

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

its-over-9k · Install

Installation

  1. Install globally:
npm install -g its-over-9k
  1. Run the interactive installer:
npx hmem init
  1. For Claude Desktop, add to ~/.claude/.mcp.json:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hmem": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/its-over-9k/dist/mcp-server.js"],
      "env": {
        "HMEM_PROJECT_DIR": "/home/yourname/.hmem",
        "HMEM_AGENT_ID": "DEVELOPER"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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