CTX vs filesystem

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

	CTX by Alegau03	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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CTX · Summary

CTX is a context runtime engine that optimizes AI coding workflows by reducing token waste through graph memory, compact task packs, and caching.

filesystem · Summary

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

CTX · Use cases

Optimizing OpenCode workflows by reducing token usage through context compression
Managing reusable code rules and patterns in graph memory for better retrieval
Creating compact task-specific context packs to minimize unnecessary information sent to AI models

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

CTX · Install

Install CTX using one of these methods:

# Via Cargo
cargo install ctx-cli

# One-line installer
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Alegau03/CTX/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

# Via npm
npm i -g @alegau/ctx-bin

# Via Homebrew
brew tap Alegau03/ctx && brew install ctx

To integrate with OpenCode:

cd /path/to/your/project
ctx init
ctx index
ctx opencode install
opencode

For Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ctx": {
      "command": "ctx",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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