deepseek-mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
deepseek-mcp by arizen-dev | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 48 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 45 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
deepseek-mcp · Summary
A tiny MCP server exposing DeepSeek as a cheap supervised worker for Claude Code, Codex, or any MCP client.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
deepseek-mcp · Use cases
- Classifying inboxes, tickets, logs, notes or documents
- Summarizing packets or converting messy text into JSON/tables
- Generating first-pass mechanical edits for review
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
deepseek-mcp · Install
Quick Install
Zero-install with uvx:
deepseek-mcp-serverOr install permanently:
pip install deepseek-mcpFor Claude Desktop, add to ~/.claude/settings.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepseek": {
"command": "deepseek-mcp-server",
"args": [],
"env": {
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}Export your DeepSeek API key:
export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="sk-..."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.