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remote-mcp-server
by gleanwork
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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remote-mcp-server · Summary

Enterprise MCP server providing secure access to company knowledge, documents, and expertise.

filesystem · Summary

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

remote-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Integrating enterprise search capabilities into AI assistants
  • Providing contextual information to developers in their IDE
  • Discovering subject matter experts within an organization

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

remote-mcp-server · Install

Installation

  1. Obtain your organization's unique Glean MCP server URL from the [Setup Guide](https://docs.glean.com/administration/platform/mcp/enable-mcp-servers)
  1. Configure your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) with the server URL:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glean": {
      "command": "http",
      "args": ["your-organization-url"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Set up authentication with your organization's SSO system using OAuth 2.0

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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