quick-mcp-example vs filesystem

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	quick-mcp-example by ALucek	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 60	★ 85,748
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Score	37	77
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsOther	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	15 mo ago	this month

quick-mcp-example · Summary

Minimal example MCP server implementation demonstrating Tools, Resources and Prompts capabilities in Python.

filesystem · Summary

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

quick-mcp-example · Use cases

Educational example for learning MCP protocol implementation
Starting point for building custom MCP servers with specific tools
Demonstration of vector database integration through MCP tools

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

quick-mcp-example · Install

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/ALucek/quick-mcp-example.git
cd quick-mcp-example

Create virtual environment and install dependencies

# Using uv (recommended)
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On macOS/Linux
# OR
.venv\Scripts\activate     # On Windows

uv sync

Set up ChromaDB database by following instructions in MCP_setup.ipynb

Run the client and server

python client.py mcp_server.py

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quick-mcp-example": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/quick-mcp-example/mcp_server.py"]
    }
  }
}

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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