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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
observee
by observee-ai
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Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsCommunication
LanguageTypeScriptPython
Last committhis month9 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

observee · Summary

SDK for building AI agents with MCPs, featuring 1000+ integrations, OAuth management and observability tools.

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

observee · Use cases

  • Building AI agents that can access Gmail, Slack, and other services with proper authentication
  • Implementing tool calling for AI applications with pre-built MCP integrations
  • Monitoring and logging AI agent usage and performance in production environments

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.

observee · Install

Installation

**TypeScript/JavaScript:**

# Install everything at once
npm install @observee/sdk

# Or install individual packages
npm install @observee/agents @observee/auth @observee/logger

**Python:**

# Install individual packages
pip install mcp-agents agent-oauth mcp-logger

# Or install all at once
pip install observee

**Claude Desktop Configuration:** Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "observee": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "observee_agents"]
    }
  }
}
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