pentest-ai vs filesystem

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	pentest-ai by 0xSteph	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
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pentest-ai · Summary

Offensive-security MCP server with 205 wrapped tools, 17 specialist agents, and 60 SPA-aware probes for autonomous pentests.

filesystem · Summary

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

pentest-ai · Use cases

Autonomous penetration testing via MCP-compatible clients like Claude Code
Security testing in CI/CD pipelines with SARIF output
Security audit reporting with proof of concepts for findings

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

pentest-ai · Install

Installation

pip install ptai

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pentest-ai": {
      "command": "ptai",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

ptai setup --mcp

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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