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filesystem vs mcp-llms-txt-explorer

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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-llms-txt-explorer
by thedaviddias
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File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
LanguageTypeScriptJavaScript
Last committhis month4 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-llms-txt-explorer · Summary

MCP server for discovering and analyzing websites with llms.txt files.

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-llms-txt-explorer · Use cases

  • Discovering websites that support AI model access via llms.txt
  • Validating the implementation of llms.txt protocol on specific domains
  • Building applications that need to interact with llms.txt-compliant sites

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-llms-txt-explorer · Install

Installation

Via Smithery (recommended)

npx -y @smithery/cli install @thedaviddias/mcp-llms-txt-explorer --client claude

Manual Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/thedaviddias/mcp-llms-txt-explorer.git
cd mcp-llms-txt-explorer
  1. Install dependencies:
pnpm install
  1. Build the server:
pnpm run build

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "llms-txt-explorer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@thedaviddias/mcp-llms-txt-explorer"]
    }
  }
}
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