bear-mcp vs filesystem

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	bear-mcp by autonomee	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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bear-mcp · Summary

Bear Notes MCP server enables AI to search, read, create, and browse Bear notes directly through their local SQLite database.

filesystem · Summary

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

bear-mcp · Use cases

Search and retrieve specific notes from your Bear knowledge base using AI assistants
Create new notes through AI interactions while maintaining existing tagging structure
Browse and analyze notes by tags, including nested tag relationships

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

bear-mcp · Install

Installation

Clone and setup:

git clone https://github.com/autonomee/bear-mcp.git
cd bear-mcp
bun install

Configure Claude Code:

Add to your Claude Code MCP settings (~/.claude.json or project settings):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bear-notes": {
      "command": "bun",
      "args": ["run", "/path/to/bear-mcp/src/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}

For HTTP mode:

export BEAR_MCP_API_KEY="your-secret-key"
bun run start:http

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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