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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-monitor
by seekrays
Stars★ 85,748★ 82
30d uses
Score7743
Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
MonitoringDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Last committhis month10 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-monitor · Summary

Go-based MCP server exposing system metrics including CPU, memory, disk, network, and process information.

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-monitor · Use cases

  • LLM assistants monitoring system health without switching to terminal
  • Automated reporting of server metrics in conversational AI contexts
  • DevOps integration for real-time system diagnostics through AI interfaces

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-monitor · Install

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/seekrays/mcp-monitor.git
cd mcp-monitor
make build

# Run the server
./mcp-monitor

For Claude Desktop, add to config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "system-monitor": {
      "command": "path/to/mcp-monitor"
    }
  }
}
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