congressMCP vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
congressMCP by amurshak | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 30 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 45 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsOther | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 2 mo ago | this month |
congressMCP · Summary
MCP server providing 91+ tools for accessing live U.S. Congressional data through Congress.gov API.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
congressMCP · Use cases
- Tracking legislative activity on specific issues like climate change
- Analyzing voting patterns of representatives from specific states
- Monitoring committee composition and related legislation
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
congressMCP · Install
- Get a free Congress.gov API key from [api.congress.gov/sign-up](https://api.congress.gov/sign-up/)
- Install the package:
pip install congressmcp- Configure your MCP client (example for Claude Desktop):
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressmcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["congressmcp"],
"env": {
"CONGRESS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}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.