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go-mcp-server
by cbrgm
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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go-mcp-server · Summary

A learning MCP server in Go that implements tea-related tools, resources, and prompts with stdio and HTTP transport options.

filesystem · Summary

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

go-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Educational tool for learning MCP implementation
  • Tea information retrieval system
  • Demo server for MCP protocol testing

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

go-mcp-server · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/cbrgm/go-mcp-server.git
cd go-mcp-server
  1. Build the binary:
go build ./cmd/go-mcp-server
  1. Run the server:
# Default stdio transport
./go-mcp-server

# HTTP transport
./go-mcp-server -transport http -port 8080

**Claude Desktop Configuration:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tea": {
      "command": "go",
      "args": ["run", "./cmd/go-mcp-server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/go-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

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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