MCP server Reference
Filesystem
Reference server for reading and writing files inside directories you pass on the command line.
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Work inside a repository
Filesystem, Git, and GitHub's official server, with deploy kept as a separate decision.
- Type
- Use case
- Author
- AgentSkillClub
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Status
- Club note
- Listed
- 2026-11-07
Before you use it. A club note is a reading order, not a product. Follow the license and the caution on each tool it links to.
Original AgentSkillClub write-up, released CC0-1.0. It is not an upstream project. Every tool it names is a separate open-source item in this catalog and keeps its own license.
When this is the job
The agent needs to read a checkout, make a commit, or open a pull request.
Split the permissions
- Filesystem is a reference server. Pass the directories on the command line. The README documents
--read-onlywhen the agent should not write, and--confine-rootsso an older client cannot widen the allow-list. - Git is the reference server for status, diff, add, commit, and related operations. The README calls it early development. It can change the repository.
- GitHub is GitHub's own server, with a remote URL at
https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/and a local option in the README. OAuth or a personal access token is the key. Scope it down. - Deploy to Vercel is a skill for projects that are supposed to ship there. It is not part of reading a repo.
The filesystem and Git servers are reference implementations. Upstream says they are not production-ready.
Tools in this note
MCP server Reference
Git
Reference server for reading, searching, and changing Git repositories from an agent.
MCP server
GitHub
GitHub's official MCP server for repositories, issues, pull requests, Actions, and the rest of the platform you can already access.
Skill
Deploy to Vercel
Deploys an app to Vercel, preferring a git push on a linked project and falling back to the Vercel CLI.
Questions
What license covers Work inside a repository?
The catalog records this as CC0-1.0. Original AgentSkillClub write-up, released CC0-1.0. It is not an upstream project. Every tool it names is a separate open-source item in this catalog and keeps its own license.
Is a raw file mirrored here?
The note itself is original text on this site, released CC0. It does not mirror the tools it mentions.
What should I check first?
A club note is a reading order, not a product. Follow the license and the caution on each tool it links to.
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