mcp-workspace

Name: mcp-workspace Review
Item: mcp-workspace
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Development Usable

Works inClaude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Provides a secure, unified MCP server combining file, Git, and GitHub tools for AI assistants.

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

Give Claude file and git access sandboxed to a single project directory
Expose additional read-only reference projects alongside the main workspace
Run GitHub operations through a scoped, auditable MCP server

50 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Provides a secure, unified MCP server combining file, Git, and GitHub tools for AI assistants. Teams get controlled, auditable AI access to their codebase and repositories without custom integration work.

Best for

Engineering teams who need AI assistants with secure, scoped access to their codebase, Git history, and GitHub workflows.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/MarcusJellinghaus/mcp-workspace

By MarcusJellinghaus

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

git clone https://github.com/MarcusJellinghaus/mcp-workspace.git && cd mcp_workspace && pip install -e .  # then run: mcp-workspace --project-dir /path/to/project

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me give Claude file and git access sandboxed to a single project directory

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars50Contributors1Last updated2026-08-04LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-11 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

Peter hasn’t shipped OpenClaw in like 4–5 days… but dropped 3 skills today inste — Reddit · 26 pts
MCP Tool Lazy Loading and TypeScript Sandbox with Workspace Output, for Claude C — Reddit · 25 pts
I built a shared workspace for Claude Code agents — 3 agents collaborate with sh — Reddit · 10 pts

3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 50 GitHub stars; 1 contributors; last commit 14d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Recently discovered. Looks promising but has limited community feedback so far. We added it early so you can evaluate it before the crowd finds it.
Single maintainer. Consider the risk if this person stops maintaining the project.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedAug 2026

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 50 GitHub stars; 1 contributors; last commit 14d ago; license MIT.

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