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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-server-indexnow
by zizzfizzix
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Categories
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Web ScrapingDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptPython
Last committhis month13 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-server-indexnow · Summary

An MCP server for submitting URLs to search engines via the IndexNow protocol.

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

mcp-server-indexnow · Use cases

  • Web developers submitting updated or new content pages to search engines
  • Content creators ensuring their new articles get indexed quickly
  • AI assistants automatically informing search engines about website changes

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.

mcp-server-indexnow · Install

Using uvx (recommended)

"mcpServers": {
  "mcp_server_indexnow": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
      "--from",
      "git+https://github.com/zizzfizzix/mcp-server-indexnow",
      "mcp_server_indexnow"
    ]
  }
}

Using make

make install

Then add to Claude desktop:

"mcpServers": {
  "mcp_server_indexnow": {
    "command": "/path/to/mcp-server-indexnow/.venv/bin/python",
    "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server-indexnow/mcp_server_indexnow/main.py"]
  }
}
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