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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
zig-mcp
by zig-wasm
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File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last committhis month2 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

zig-mcp · Summary

MCP server providing up-to-date documentation for Zig programming language standard library and builtin functions.

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

zig-mcp · Use cases

  • AI assistants helping with Zig programming can access accurate, version-specific documentation
  • Developers working with Zig can get real-time information about standard library functions and builtin functions
  • Code generation and completion tools can leverage accurate Zig documentation for better suggestions

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.

zig-mcp · Install

Installation

Claude Code

Using npx (Node.js)

claude mcp add zig-docs -- npx -y zig-mcp@latest

Using bunx (Bun)

claude mcp add zig-docs -- bunx zig-mcp@latest

Claude Desktop

Add this JSON configuration to your MCP settings file:

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

Remote Documentation (Optional)

For downloading documentation from ziglang.org:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zig-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "zig-mcp@latest", "--doc-source", "remote", "--version", "master"]
    }
  }
}
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