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mcpaccess-auth0-express
by hivetrail-ai
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScript
Last commit9 mo agothis month

mcpaccess-auth0-express · Summary

Auth0 authentication middleware for Express-based MCP servers with JWT validation and role-based access control.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcpaccess-auth0-express · Use cases

  • Securing enterprise MCP servers with Auth0 integration
  • Implementing role-based access control for different MCP tools
  • Protecting sensitive resources and prompts in production MCP environments

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

mcpaccess-auth0-express · Install

npm i @hivetrail/mcpaccess-auth0-express

Configure the middleware with your Auth0 settings:

import { createMcpAccessMiddleware } from "@hivetrail/mcpaccess-auth0-express";

const mcpAccessConfig = {
  serverId: "mcp",
  mcpPath: "/mcp",
  jwtOptions: {
    issuerBaseURL: process.env.AUTH0_ISSUER_URL,
    audience: process.env.AUTH0_AUDIENCE
  },
};

const mcpAuthMiddleware = createMcpAccessMiddleware(mcpAccessConfig);

// Use in Express app
app.use(mcpAuthMiddleware);

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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