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bifrost
by maximhq
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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bifrost · Summary

Bifrost is a high-performance AI gateway with MCP support for tool calling, load balancing, and semantic caching across 1000+ models.

filesystem · Summary

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

bifrost · Use cases

  • Enterprise AI deployment with unified API access to multiple providers
  • Production applications requiring high-performance load balancing and caching
  • AI systems needing external tool capabilities through MCP integration

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

bifrost · Install

Installation

Using NPX (Quick Start)

npx -y @maximhq/bifrost

Using Docker

docker run -p 8080:8080 maximhq/bifrost

Go SDK Integration

go get github.com/maximhq/bifrost/core

Claude Desktop Configuration

To enable Bifrost MCP server in Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bifrost": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@maximhq/bifrost"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

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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