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mcp-readonly-filesystem-gitignore

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ShobanChiddarth/mcp-readonly-filesystem-gitignore

An MCP server for giving only READ access that respects .gitignore

Install

$ npx loaditout add ShobanChiddarth/mcp-readonly-filesystem-gitignore

Platform-specific configuration:

.claude/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-readonly-filesystem-gitignore": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-readonly-filesystem-gitignore"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add the config above to .claude/settings.json under the mcpServers key.

About

mcp-readonly-filesystem-gitignore

A read-only MCP filesystem server that respects .gitignore. Mount any directory into the container and expose it to an AI agent - files matched by .gitignore and the .git directory are never accessible.

Served over SSE via mcp-proxy on port 9090.

Usage
Try it out (interactive, auto-removed on exit):
docker run -it --rm -p 127.0.0.1:9090:9090 -v $(pwd):/app shobanchiddarth/mcp-readonly-filesystem-gitignore
Run in the background:
docker run -d -p 127.0.0.1:9090:9090 -v $(pwd):/app shobanchiddarth/mcp-readonly-filesystem-gitignore

The server is now available at http://localhost:9090/sse.

Tools

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | read_file | Read the contents of a file | | list_directory | List files and directories at a path | | search_files | Search for files by glob pattern |

What gets blocked
  • Anything matched by .gitignore in the mounted directory
  • The .git directory
  • Paths outside the mounted root

No command execution, no file editing, no permission changes.

Tags

mcpmcp-server

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Safety

Risk Levelmedium
Data Access
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Network Accessnone

Details

Sourcegithub-crawl
Last commit3/22/2026
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