hister vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
hister by asciimoo | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 959 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 52 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SearchAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
hister · Summary
Hister is a privacy-focused search engine with MCP support for AI-enhanced querying.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
hister · Use cases
- Personal search engine for private web browsing history
- Knowledge base indexing with AI-enhanced queries via MCP
- Community search server with multi-user support
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
hister · Install
Installation
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/asciimoo/hister.git - Build with
./manage.sh buildorgo generate ./...; go build - For development with hot reload:
`` npm run serve:app ``
Claude Desktop Configuration
Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"hister": {
"command": "path/to/hister",
"args": []
}
}
}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.