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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-csharp-starter
by SamMorrowDrums
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Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
LanguageTypeScriptC#
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filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-csharp-starter · Summary

A feature-complete MCP server template in C# with tools, resources, and prompts using .NET 8.

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-csharp-starter · Use cases

  • Building custom AI tools for .NET applications
  • Creating MCP servers for enterprise integration
  • Developing AI-powered code review 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-csharp-starter · Install

Installation

  1. Prerequisites: [.NET 8.0 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0)
  2. Clone the repository

``bash git clone https://github.com/SamMorrowDrums/mcp-csharp-starter.git cd mcp-csharp-starter ``

  1. Restore dependencies

``bash dotnet restore ``

  1. Run the server

```bash # stdio transport dotnet run

# HTTP transport dotnet run -- --http --port 8080 ```

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "csharp-starter": {
      "command": "dotnet",
      "args": ["run", "--project", "/path/to/mcp-csharp-starter"],
      "env": {
        "DOTNET_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
      }
    }
  }
}
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