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Kaimon.jl
by kahliburke
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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Kaimon.jl · Summary

MCP server providing AI agents full access to Julia's runtime with code execution, debugging, testing, and semantic search.

filesystem · Summary

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

Kaimon.jl · Use cases

  • AI-assisted Julia development with real-time code execution and debugging
  • Semantic code search across Julia projects to find relevant implementations
  • Integrating Julia-based domain tools into AI workflows via custom MCP 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

Kaimon.jl · Install

Installation

  1. Install Kaimon.jl in Julia:
]app add Kaimon
  1. Run the kaimon command:
kaimon

The first run will open a setup wizard (security mode, API key, port).

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop's config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kaimon": {
      "command": "kaimon",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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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