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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
ToolsForMCPServer
by tanaikech
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Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Developer ToolsProductivityAI / LLM Tools
LanguageTypeScriptJavaScript
Last committhis month5 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

ToolsForMCPServer · Summary

An MCP server built with Google Apps Script providing 160+ tools for Google Workspace integration.

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

ToolsForMCPServer · Use cases

  • Automating complex multi-step tasks within Google Workspace through Gemini CLI
  • Creating custom AI agents with access to Google services using MCP clients
  • Revitalizing existing Google Apps Script snippets as MCP tools

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.

ToolsForMCPServer · Install

Installation

  1. Create a new Google Apps Script project at [script.google.com](https://script.google.com/home/projects/create)
  2. Install the required libraries:

- MCPApp (Project Key: 1TlX_L9COAriBlAYvrMLiRFQ5WVf1n0jChB6zHamq2TNwuSbVlI5sBUzh) - ToolsForMCPServer (Project Key: 1lnE7UL1jQgPDbTB9yjhiwZM0SaS9MObhzvWUWb_t8FisO6A3bLepvM2j)

  1. Add the provided script to your project
  2. Deploy as a Web App with 'Execute as: Me' and 'Who has access: Anyone'
  3. Configure Gemini CLI by adding this to your settings.json:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gas_web_apps": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://script.google.com/macros/s/###/exec?accessKey=sample"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
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