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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-server-amazon
by rigwild
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30d uses
Score7738
Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
E-commerceAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last committhis month10 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-server-amazon · Summary

Unofficial Amazon MCP server enabling product search and purchase directly through Claude AI.

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-server-amazon · Use cases

  • Shopping on Amazon through natural language conversation with Claude
  • Comparing products using AI recommendations before making a purchase
  • Automating routine shopping tasks through AI assistants

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-server-amazon · Install

Installation

  1. Install dependencies:
npm install -D
  1. Build the project:
npm run build
  1. For Claude Desktop Integration, create or update ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amazon": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server-amazon/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Restart Claude Desktop to apply the changes.
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