Director – Local first, open source MCP Gateway
Hey HN. we’re Barnaby and Tom from Director (https://director.run). A fully open source, local first MCP gateway that allows you to connect Claude, Cursor or VSCode to any MCP server in 30 seconds. Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj4mGLp-aSk Website: https://director.run Repository: https://github.com/director-run/director MCP is a promising technology, but it's still early and there are lot's of (well known) problems: - Configuration: Hard to setup, requiring writing JSON for each new client <> server connection. - Observability:…
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Director is an open source, local-first gateway that connects Claude, Cursor, or VSCode to any MCP server in seconds. Built for developers, it simplifies MCP configuration by eliminating manual JSON setup, provides visibility into client-server traffic, and addresses security concerns like remote code execution and prompt injection attacks. The tool aims to make Model Context Protocol adoption faster and safer for AI-assisted development workflows.
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Hey HN. we’re Barnaby and Tom from Director (https://director.run). A fully open source, local first MCP gateway that allows you to connect Claude, Cursor or VSCode to any MCP server in 30 seconds. Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj4mGLp-aSk Website: https://director.run Repository: https://github.com/director-run/director MCP is a promising technology, but it's still early and there are lot's of (well known) problems: - Configuration: Hard to setup, requiring writing JSON for each new client <> server connection. - Observability: No easy way to inspect (and modify) traffic flowing between clients and servers. - Security: MCP is often vulnerable to remote code execution attacks and prompt injection attacks. - Context Window Management: It's very easy to load too many tools into the context window at which point the LLM can get confused. We're looking to solve these problems by building director. We're starting with a simple local experience, but intend to add features like oAuth very soon that will allow you to run this in the cloud (or in a secure container). Looking forward to hearing any feedback or ideas you have!
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