safari-mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
safari-mcp by achiya-automation | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 63 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 49 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Browser AutomationWeb ScrapingDeveloper Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
safari-mcp · Summary
Native Safari browser automation for AI agents with 80 tools via AppleScript, zero overhead, and lower CPU usage than Chrome DevTools.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
safari-mcp · Use cases
- AI agents automating web tasks while maintaining logged-in sessions
- Web scraping with lower resource usage and better anti-bot detection resistance
- Automated testing of web applications with actual browser state
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
safari-mcp · Install
Installation
Quick install: npx safari-mcp
Global install: npm install -g safari-mcp
Configure Claude Desktop
Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"safari": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["safari-mcp"]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop after saving.
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.