mcp-forge vs filesystem

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

	mcp-forge by achetronic	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 90	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	47	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsSecurityOps & Infra	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	4 mo ago	this month

mcp-forge · Summary

Production-ready MCP server template in Go with OAuth authentication and deployment examples.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-forge · Use cases

Building secure MCP servers with OAuth authentication for enterprise deployments
Creating custom MCP tools and resources in Go with minimal setup
Deploying MCP servers to Kubernetes with Helm charts

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

mcp-forge · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/achetronic/mcp-forge.git
cd mcp-forge

Prerequisites:

Go 1.24+

Run the server:

make run

For local development with Claude Desktop, use either stdio or HTTP mode as described in the README.

Claude Desktop Configuration (HTTP mode)

// file: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "local-proxy-remote": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:8080/mcp",
        "--transport",
        "http-only",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer ${JWT}",
        "--header",
        "X-Validated-Jwt: ${JWT}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JWT": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6..."
      }
    }
  }
}

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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