The simplest way to use MCP. local-first. 100% open source

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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-aSkWebsite: https://director.runRepository: https://github.com/director-run/directorMCP 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 inj

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