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Audrey
by Evilander
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsKnowledge Graph
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguageJavaScriptTypeScript
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Audrey · Summary

Persistent memory engine for AI agents with MCP integration and REST API.

filesystem · Summary

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

Audrey · Use cases

  • Preventing AI agents from repeating previous mistakes by storing and recalling failures
  • Providing persistent context across sessions for AI development tools
  • Acting as a memory layer for custom AI agents with preflight action checking

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

Audrey · Install

# Install via npm
npm install -g audrey

# Basic setup
npx audrey doctor

# Install for Claude Code
npx audrey install --host claude-code

# Verify installation
claude mcp list

For Claude Desktop, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "audrey": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["audrey", "mcp-config", "generic"]
    }
  }
}

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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