Unla vs filesystem

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	Unla by AmoyLab	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

Unla · Summary

Unla is a lightweight gateway service that transforms existing MCP Servers and APIs into MCP endpoints without code changes.

filesystem · Summary

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

Unla · Use cases

Convert legacy REST APIs to MCP Servers without code changes
Proxy existing MCP services through a centralized gateway
Provide multi-tenant support and session persistence for MCP endpoints

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

Unla · Install

Quick Install with Docker

# Set environment variables
export APISERVER_JWT_SECRET_KEY="changeme-please-generate-a-random-secret"
export SUPER_ADMIN_USERNAME="admin"
export SUPER_ADMIN_PASSWORD="changeme-please-use-a-secure-password"

# Run the container
docker run -d \
  --name unla \
  -p 8080:80 \
  -p 5234:5234 \
  -p 5235:5235 \
  -p 5335:5335 \
  -p 5236:5236 \
  -e ENV=production \
  -e TZ=Asia/Shanghai \
  -e APISERVER_JWT_SECRET_KEY=${APISERVER_JWT_SECRET_KEY} \
  -e SUPER_ADMIN_USERNAME=${SUPER_ADMIN_USERNAME} \
  -e SUPER_ADMIN_PASSWORD=${SUPER_ADMIN_PASSWORD} \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  ghcr.io/amoylab/unla/allinone:latest

For Claude Desktop configuration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unla": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-p", "5235:5235", "ghcr.io/amoylab/unla/allinone:latest"],
      "env": {
        "APISERVER_JWT_SECRET_KEY": "your-secret-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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