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context-sync
by Intina47
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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context-sync · Summary

Local persistent memory store for LLM applications providing project continuity through MCP tools.

filesystem · Summary

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

context-sync · Use cases

  • Maintaining project context across multiple AI coding sessions
  • Preserving important decisions and constraints for AI assistants
  • Providing structured file exploration with git awareness
  • Integrating with Notion for additional context lookup

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

context-sync · Install

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @context-sync/server

Auto-configuration runs during global install. After install, restart your AI tool.

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context-sync": {
      "command": "context-sync",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Context Sync should be detected automatically when installed globally.

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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