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AgentRecall-MCP
by Goldentrii
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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AgentRecall-MCP · Summary

AgentRecall provides AI session memory with Think-Execute-Reflect quality loops to enable persistent, compounding memory for AI agents.

filesystem · Summary

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

AgentRecall-MCP · Use cases

  • Persistent memory for AI agents working across multiple sessions
  • Knowledge management for development teams using Claude or similar AI tools
  • Bootstrap import from existing memory systems like Claude AutoMemory

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

AgentRecall-MCP · Install

Installation

  1. Install the MCP server via npm:
npm install -g agent-recall-mcp
  1. Add to Claude Desktop configuration:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-recall": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["agent-recall-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Run /arbootstrap to import existing memory systems and projects.

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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