photoshop-mcp vs filesystem

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	photoshop-mcp by alisaitteke	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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photoshop-mcp · Summary

Photoshop MCP server enables AI assistants to control Adobe Photoshop with 50+ tools for design automation.

filesystem · Summary

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

photoshop-mcp · Use cases

Automating repetitive design tasks and batch processing of images
Creating complex designs through natural language prompts
Enhancing photos with AI-powered editing workflows
Integrating Photoshop into AI-powered design systems

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

photoshop-mcp · Install

Using NPX (Recommended)

No installation required! Just configure your MCP client:

npx @alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp

From Source

git clone https://github.com/alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp.git
cd photoshop-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Configuration for Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "photoshop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "LOG_LEVEL": "1"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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