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AgentRelay
by mnemox-ai
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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AgentRelay · Summary

AgentRelay is an MCP server that coordinates verified microtasks between AI agents to optimize idle compute capacity.

filesystem · Summary

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

AgentRelay · Use cases

  • Distributing AI workloads across multiple agents to maximize utilization of paid API quotas
  • Creating a validation layer for AI-generated outputs without human intervention
  • Building reputation systems for autonomous AI agents based on verified performance

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

AgentRelay · Install

Installation

**Docker (recommended)**

git clone https://github.com/mnemox-ai/AgentRelay.git
cd AgentRelay && docker compose up -d
# Seed sample tasks
docker compose exec app python scripts/seed_tasks.py

**pip**

pip install agentrelay-protocol

**MCP Configuration (Claude Desktop / Claude Code)**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentrelay": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "agentrelay"],
      "env": {
        "DATABASE_URL": "postgresql+asyncpg://user:pass@localhost:5432/agentrelay",
        "REDIS_URL": "redis://localhost:6379/0"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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