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[fmgheuff]

Do I still need the file-system MCP? Claude seems to prefer the file-system commands from time to time. Although I am not sure it even matters, I cannot seem to make it prefer the desktop-commander commands.
Since the file-system MCP specifically tells which directories are allowed to be accessed by other MCPs, I don't think I can do without it. Desktop-commander does not have this option for example.

[wonderwhy-er]

It should replace it but you are correct that DC misses allowed folder setup, its one of tasks I plan to close this Wednesday

[baxtr]

I was able to get around creating a large 15KB file by prompting Claude to: Use block edit for 300 lines, save then continue block edit until the file is done, DO NOT try and write the entire file at once. I wonder if there is a better way to address the limits.

[wonderwhy-er]

I think continue works
But I would usually break duch files to multiple files.
There are reasons for that on the side of reading, rather then writing.

[baxtr]

Yeah I realize that now, I spent a lot of time trying to fix that file. Continue works with small files, large files not so much.

[wonderwhy-er]

I hit similar issue today.
Was working with someone else code.
I usually instruct it to break files when they get big.

Here file was too big already and Desktop Commander failed
I created issue here, have some ideas
#28

We will improve it with time