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context-compose-mcp
by lazylagom
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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30d uses
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Categories
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last commit11 mo agothis month

context-compose-mcp · Summary

Context Compose MCP server enables task-specific context composition for LLM interactions using YAML-based contexts.

filesystem · Summary

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

context-compose-mcp · Use cases

  • Frontend development with React components using expert personas and TypeScript rules
  • Backend API development with security guidelines and clean code principles
  • Code reviews with standardized checklists and architecture expert perspectives

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-compose-mcp · Install

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context-compose": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@noanswer/context-compose@latest"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Initialize your project: npx @noanswer/context-compose init
  2. Create context files in .contextcompose/ directory
  3. Start a context: npx @noanswer/context-compose start-context <context-name>

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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