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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-template-node
by Rethunk-AI
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Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last committhis month2 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-template-node · Summary

TypeScript template for Node.js MCP servers with a notes management example.

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

mcp-template-node · Use cases

  • Getting started quickly with MCP server development in TypeScript
  • Learning MCP implementation patterns through the notes management example
  • Creating new MCP servers by extending this well-documented template

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.

mcp-template-node · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:

``bash git clone https://github.com/Rethunk-Tech/mcp-template-node.git cd mcp-template-node ``

  1. Install dependencies:

``bash yarn install ``

  1. Build and run the server:

``bash yarn build yarn start ``

For Claude Desktop integration, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-template-node": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/mcp-template-node/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}
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