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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
jadx-mcp-server
by Qtty
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30d uses
Score7740
Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
LanguageTypeScriptJava
Last committhis month9 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

jadx-mcp-server · Summary

A pure-Java MCP server enabling AI assistants to analyze and decompile Android APK files using JADX.

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

jadx-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Security researchers analyzing Android malware for defensive purposes
  • Developers reviewing third-party SDKs before integration
  • Analysts performing vulnerability assessments on Android applications

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.

jadx-mcp-server · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd jadx-mcp-server
  1. Build the project
chmod +x build.sh
./build.sh

Or build with Maven:

mvn clean package
  1. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jadx-analyzer": {
      "command": "java",
      "args": [
        "-Dspring.ai.mcp.server.stdio=true",
        "-jar",
        "/path/to/jadx-mcp-server/target/jadx-mcp-server-1.0.0.jar"
      ]
    }
  }
}
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