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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
agent-board
by quentintou
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30d uses
Score7739
Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last committhis month3 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

agent-board · Summary

Open-source multi-agent task board with Kanban, DAG dependencies, and MCP server 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

agent-board · Use cases

  • Coordinating multiple OpenClaw agents with task dependencies
  • Building multi-step AI workflows with automatic task chaining
  • Managing AI agent teams with audit trails and performance metrics

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.

agent-board · Install

git clone https://github.com/quentintou/agent-board.git
cd agent-board
npm install
npm run build
npm start

For Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-board": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "AGENTBOARD_API_KEYS": "sk-abc123:agent1,sk-def456:agent2"
      }
    }
  }
}
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