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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
agent-bridge
by raysonmeng
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Score7747
Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsCommunication
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
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filesystem · Summary

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

agent-bridge · Summary

Bidirectional bridge between Claude Code and Codex via MCP protocol for collaborative workflows.

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-bridge · Use cases

  • Collaborative coding workflows between Claude AI and Codex
  • Real-time message passing between AI assistants
  • Human-in-the-loop multi-agent systems

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-bridge · Install

Installation via Plugin Marketplace (recommended)

  1. In Claude Code, add the AgentBridge marketplace:

``bash /plugin marketplace add raysonmeng/agent-bridge ``

  1. Install the plugin:

``bash /plugin install agentbridge@agentbridge ``

  1. Reload plugins to activate:

``bash /reload-plugins ``

  1. Install the CLI globally:

``bash npm install -g @raysonmeng/agentbridge ``

  1. Generate project config (optional):

``bash abg init ``

  1. Start Claude Code with AgentBridge channel enabled:

``bash abg claude ``

  1. Start Codex TUI connected to the bridge:

``bash abg codex ``

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