The simplest way to use MCP. local-first. 100% open source
Re-usable Playbooks for AI Agents, built on MCP.
The simplest way to use MCP. local-first. 100% open source launched on July 13, 2025 with 11 votes, #1,853 of 9,224 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
Director is an open-source development tool that provides a local-first approach to using MCP (Model Context Protocol). It's designed for developers who want to work with MCP in a straightforward way without relying on external services. The tool emphasizes simplicity and runs entirely on the user's own machine, keeping data and operations local.
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Consistent prompts & tools across agents. Secure, auditable and reusable. Open source & local-first. Start an MCP gateway in seconds. Fully local, no sign up, no manual config. One command to get started: Director lets you group MCP tools, prompts and configuration into playbooks. They are flat YAML files that are easily shared across agents and team members. Start director and create your first playbook in a few seconds. Our 1-click client integrations make it easy to switch context as required. Playbooks are flat YAML files that group the tools, prompts and configuration needed by your agent to perform a workflow. Director aggregates MCP servers, tools and prompts. It implements the…from director.run
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