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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
OmniFocus-MCP
by themotionmachine
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Official
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File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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Last committhis month1 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

OmniFocus-MCP · Summary

An MCP server for AI assistants to interact with OmniFocus tasks and projects through natural language.

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

OmniFocus-MCP · Use cases

  • Processing meeting transcripts to create action items in OmniFocus
  • Reorganizing tasks by adding tags and categories through AI assistance
  • Creating visualizations of tasks, projects, and tags for better planning

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.

OmniFocus-MCP · Install

Installation

  1. In Claude Desktop, add this MCP server to your configuration file at:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  1. Add the following configuration:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "omnifocus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "omnifocus-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Restart Claude Desktop
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