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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
next-devtools-mcp
by vercel
Stars★ 85,748★ 747
30d uses
Score7754
Official
Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Developer ToolsBrowser AutomationAI / LLM Tools
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last committhis month2 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

next-devtools-mcp · Summary

Next.js DevTools MCP server providing development tools and utilities for Next.js applications.

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

next-devtools-mcp · Use cases

  • Diagnose runtime errors and issues in Next.js applications
  • Automate browser testing of Next.js applications using Playwright
  • Search and retrieve official Next.js documentation and guides
  • Upgrade and migrate Next.js applications to newer versions

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.

next-devtools-mcp · Install

Installation

Using add-mcp CLI:

npx add-mcp next-devtools-mcp@latest

Manual installation:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "next-devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "next-devtools-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}
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