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fastify-mcp-server
by flaviodelgrosso
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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fastify-mcp-server · Summary

Fastify plugin for creating MCP HTTP servers with session management, authentication, and transport options.

filesystem · Summary

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

fastify-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Building MCP servers for AI assistants to interact with Fastify-based backend services
  • Creating API gateways that expose MCP functionality over HTTP with authentication
  • Implementing distributed session management for MCP-based AI applications using Redis

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

fastify-mcp-server · Install

npm install fastify-mcp-server @modelcontextprotocol/sdk

In Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fastify-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/your/fastify-server.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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