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VectorCode
by Davidyz
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsFile System
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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VectorCode · Summary

VectorCode is a code repository indexing tool that enhances LLM understanding of codebases through MCP integration.

filesystem · Summary

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

VectorCode · Use cases

  • Enhancing LLM understanding of closed-source projects
  • Improving code analysis in IDE with neovim integration
  • Reducing LLM hallucination in code generation tasks

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

VectorCode · Install

Installation

pip install

pip install vectorcode

Neovim Plugin

use 'Davidyz/vectorcode.nvim'

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vectorcode": {
      "command": "vectorcode",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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