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agentmako
by drhalto
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
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agentmako · Summary

Local-first MCP server providing codebase intelligence through structured context packets, diagnostics and SQLite-backed facts.

filesystem · Summary

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

agentmako · Use cases

  • Understanding project structure and codebase before making changes
  • Finding relevant files, routes, symbols and diagnostics in large codebases
  • Extracting code conventions and patterns across projects

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

agentmako · Install

Install Node.js 20 or newer:

npm install -g agentmako

Connect to your project:

cd /path/to/your/project
agentmako connect . --no-db

Configure your MCP client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mako-ai": {
      "command": "agentmako",
      "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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