Show HN: Simply @dotlink in ChatGPT web,space or dot to access local files,tools

Category: devtools

Tags: mcp, chatgpt, local-files, sandbox, rust

Score: 7.5/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

dotlink is a Rust-based MCP server that securely exposes local files, tools, and projects to ChatGPT and other remote MCP clients via an outbound OpenAI Secure MCP Tunnel, eliminating the need for inbound ports or third-party relays. It features a fine-grained permission engine, profiles, activity logging, and Bubblewrap sandboxing on Linux, making local AI-assisted development both powerful and safe.

Target audience: developers and devops engineers using AI assistants

Repository: https://github.com/abird-ai/dotlink/ · Rust · MIT · 6 stars

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