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pic-standard
by madeinplutofabio
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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pic-standard · Summary

MCP server providing Provenance & Intent Contracts (PIC) to verify agent actions before execution.

filesystem · Summary

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

pic-standard · Use cases

  • Preventing unauthorized financial transactions by AI agents
  • Blocking data export from prompt injection attacks
  • Verifying AI agent tool calls before execution in high-risk systems

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

pic-standard · Install

Install the PIC standard package:

pip install pic-standard[mcp]

To use with Claude Desktop, add to your config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pic": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "pic_standard.mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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