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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
shodh-memory
by varun29ankuS
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30d uses
Score7751
Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
AI / LLM ToolsKnowledge GraphProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptRust
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filesystem · Summary

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

shodh-memory · Summary

Persistent cognitive memory for AI agents and robots with offline support and 37 MCP tools.

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

shodh-memory · Use cases

  • Persistent memory for AI coding assistants like Claude and Cursor
  • Cognitive memory for robots and ROS2 systems
  • Personal knowledge management with automatic recall

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.

shodh-memory · Install

Installation

**Unified CLI**

# Download from GitHub Releases
shodh init
shodh server

**Claude Desktop**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shodh-memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@shodh/memory-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

**Python**

pip install shodh-memory

**Rust**

[dependencies]
shodh-memory = "0.1"
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