mcp-workspace

MCP Workspace Server: A secure Model Context Protocol server providing file, git, and GitHub tools for AI assistants within a sandboxed project directory.

#claude-code#claude-desktop#file-operations#filesystem#mcp#mcp-server#model-context-protocol#open-source

Install

pip install git+https://github.com/MarcusJellinghaus/mcp-workspace.git

Claude Desktop config

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-workspace": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "git+https://github.com/MarcusJellinghaus/mcp-workspace.git"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the README

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing file system operations. This server offers a clean API for performing file system operations within a specified project directory, following the MCP protocol design. This MCP server enables AI assistants like Claude (via Claude Desktop) or other MCP-compatible systems to interact with your local file system. With these capabilities, AI assistants can: - Read your existing code and project files - Write new files with generated content - Update and modify existing files with precision using exact string matching - Make selective edits to…

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