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aai-gateway
by gybob
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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aai-gateway · Summary

AAI Gateway provides unified management of MCP servers and skills across multiple AI agents with 99% context token savings.

filesystem · Summary

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

aai-gateway · Use cases

  • Browser automation by searching for and installing Playwright MCP
  • PPT creation by importing PPT skill packages
  • Code development assistance through unified management of coding tools

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

aai-gateway · Install

Installation

**Claude Code:**

claude mcp add --scope user --transport stdio aai-gateway -- npx -y aai-gateway

**Codex:**

codex mcp add aai-gateway -- npx -y aai-gateway

**OpenCode** — add to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "aai-gateway": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["npx", "-y", "aai-gateway"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

**OpenClaw:**

openclaw plugins install openclaw-aai-gateway-plugin

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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