actual-mcp-server vs filesystem

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	actual-mcp-server by agigante80	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Score	44	77
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Categories	FinanceProductivityAI / LLM Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
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actual-mcp-server · Summary

MCP server connecting Claude Desktop/LibreChat/LobeChat to Actual Budget with 63 tools for natural-language financial management.

filesystem · Summary

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

actual-mcp-server · Use cases

Natural language budget management and transaction creation
Spending analysis and financial insights without leaving the chat interface
Multi-user budget management with secure authentication

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

actual-mcp-server · Install

Docker Installation (Recommended)

docker run -d \
  --name actual-mcp-server-backend \
  -p 3600:3600 \
  -e ACTUAL_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:5006 \
  -e ACTUAL_PASSWORD=your_password \
  -e ACTUAL_BUDGET_SYNC_ID=your_sync_id \
  -e MCP_SSE_AUTHORIZATION=your_secret_token \
  -v actual-mcp-data:/data \
  ghcr.io/agigante80/actual-mcp-server:latest

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "actual-budget": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "actual-mcp-server", "--stdio"],
      "env": {
        "ACTUAL_SERVER_URL": "http://localhost:5006",
        "ACTUAL_PASSWORD": "your_actual_password",
        "ACTUAL_BUDGET_SYNC_ID": "your-sync-id-here",
        "MCP_BRIDGE_DATA_DIR": "/absolute/path/to/data-dir"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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