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programmatic-tool-calling-ai-sdk
by cameronking4
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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programmatic-tool-calling-ai-sdk · Summary

An MCP-enabled SDK that reduces LLM costs 80% by replacing tool calls with generated JavaScript executed in Vercel Sandbox.

filesystem · Summary

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

programmatic-tool-calling-ai-sdk · Use cases

  • Reducing costs for applications requiring multiple LLM tool calls
  • Optimizing MCP tool orchestration with parallel execution
  • Building efficient AI applications with Vercel Sandbox isolation

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

programmatic-tool-calling-ai-sdk · Install

# Install the published package
npm install @task-orchestrator/programmatic-tools

# Required peer dependencies
npm install ai@^5.0.0 @vercel/sandbox@^1.0.0 zod@^3.0.0 ms@^2.1.0

# Optional MCP support
npm install @ai-sdk/mcp@^0.0.11

For Claude Desktop MCP server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "programmatic-tools": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/programmatic-tools/mcp.js"]
    }
  }
}

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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