mcpx vs filesystem

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	mcpx by AIGC-Hackers	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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mcpx · Summary

A command-line tool that exposes remote MCP servers as agent-friendly commands with OAuth support and schema discovery.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcpx · Use cases

Automating workflows by calling MCP server tools through CLI commands
Integrating multiple MCP servers into a single command interface for AI agents
Managing and authenticating access to various MCP servers from a single registry

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

mcpx · Install

Install

Install the latest release:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AIGC-Hackers/mcpx/main/install.sh | bash

By default, the installer downloads the executable JS bundle from GitHub Releases and installs it to ~/.local/bin/mcpx.

Set MCPX_INSTALL_DIR to choose another install directory.

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpx": {
      "command": "mcpx",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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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