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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
tgfmcp
by vaibhavpandeyvpz
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30d uses
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Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
CommunicationAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last committhis month1 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

tgfmcp · Summary

Telegram stdio MCP server exposing Bot API tools and message notifications through Telegraf.

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

tgfmcp · Use cases

  • Automate Telegram bot interactions through MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop
  • Integrate Telegram messaging into AI workflows as a tool or notification channel
  • Create automated Telegram message handlers and bots using MCP protocol

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.

tgfmcp · Install

Installation

  1. Install globally:
npm install -g tgfmcp
  1. Configure your bot token:
tgfmcp configure
  1. Run the MCP server:
tgfmcp mcp

For Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram": {
      "command": "tgfmcp",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}
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