blatant-why vs filesystem

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	blatant-why by 001TMF	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Score	46	77
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

blatant-why · Summary

Multi-agent biologic design platform with 11 MCP servers for protein design campaigns.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

blatant-why · Use cases

Designing VHH nanobodies against specific targets like PD-L1
Running multi-agent protein design campaigns for therapeutic antibodies
Screening and ranking protein candidates based on structural quality and developability

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

blatant-why · Install

Install prerequisites: Node.js 18+, Python 3.11+, uv, and Claude Code.

# Install uv (Python package manager)
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Install Claude Code
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

# Initialize your project
mkdir my-campaign && cd my-campaign
npx blatant-why init

# Add API keys
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env to add your Tamarind API key

# Start designing
claude

Claude Desktop Configuration (if applicable):

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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