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python-mcp-server-client
by GobinFan
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories
AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsKnowledge Graph
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguagePythonTypeScript
Last commit13 mo agothis month

python-mcp-server-client · Summary

A MCP server for querying technical documentation of major AI agent frameworks like LangChain and LlamaIndex.

filesystem · Summary

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

python-mcp-server-client · Use cases

  • Retrieve documentation for specific framework features
  • Search across multiple AI frameworks simultaneously
  • Integrate technical documentation into AI agents for accurate responses

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

python-mcp-server-client · Install

Installation

  1. Install UV package manager:
# MacOS/Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Windows
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
  1. Initialize project:
uv init mcp-server
cd mcp-server
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv add "mcp[cli]" httpx
  1. Configure Claude Desktop:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docs-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "<your-project-path>",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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