activitywatch-mcp-server vs filesystem

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

	activitywatch-mcp-server by 8bitgentleman	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 65	★ 85,748
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Score	46	77
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Categories	ProductivityAI / LLM ToolsMonitoring	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

activitywatch-mcp-server · Summary

MCP server for ActivityWatch time tracking data, allowing LLMs to query and interact with time tracking information.

filesystem · Summary

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

activitywatch-mcp-server · Use cases

Productivity analysis: Query time tracking data to understand how time is spent across different applications and activities
Personal insights: Ask questions about time usage patterns and get detailed reports from ActivityWatch through an AI interface
Automated reporting: Create custom reports by running complex AQL queries through MCP to extract specific time tracking metrics

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

activitywatch-mcp-server · Install

Installation

**From npm (coming soon):**

npm install -g activitywatch-mcp-server

**Building from source:**

Clone the repository
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "activitywatch": {
      "command": "activitywatch-mcp-server",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

If built from source:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "activitywatch": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/activitywatch-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

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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