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mcpdog
by kinhunt
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsMonitoringProductivity
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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mcpdog · Summary

Universal MCP Server Manager providing single interface to configure and manage multiple MCP servers with web dashboard.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcpdog · Use cases

  • Managing multiple MCP servers in development environments without complex client configurations
  • Centralizing MCP server management for teams across different AI assistants
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting MCP servers with real-time metrics and logs

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

mcpdog · Install

Quick Start with Claude Desktop

  1. Install MCPDog globally:
npm install -g mcpdog
  1. Configure Claude Desktop:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpdog": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcpdog@latest"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Access the web dashboard at http://localhost:38881 to add and configure MCP servers.

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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