mcp-elasticsearch vs filesystem

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

	mcp-elasticsearch by AeaZer	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 9	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	38	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	DatabaseSearchDeveloper Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Go	TypeScript
Last commit	10 mo ago	this month

mcp-elasticsearch · Summary

A fully-featured Elasticsearch MCP server with comprehensive search capabilities and multiple deployment options.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-elasticsearch · Use cases

Enabling LLM assistants to query and interact with Elasticsearch data stores
Automating data management workflows through AI tool calling
Providing search capabilities to AI applications without requiring direct API access

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-elasticsearch · Install

Installation

Using Docker (Recommended)

docker run -d -p 8080:8080 \
  -e MCP_PROTOCOL=http \
  -e ES_ADDRESSES=http://your-elasticsearch:9200 \
  ghcr.io/aeazer/mcp-elasticsearch:latest

From Source

go install github.com/AeaZer/mcp-elasticsearch@latest

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to ~/.config/claude/config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elasticsearch": {
      "command": "mcp-elasticsearch",
      "env": {
        "ES_ADDRESSES": "http://localhost:9200",
        "ES_VERSION": "8"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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