mcp-discord vs filesystem

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	mcp-discord by barryyip0625	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-discord · Summary

A complete MCP server for Discord integration, enabling AI assistants to manage servers, channels, messages, roles, and more.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-discord · Use cases

Automating Discord server management and moderation tasks
Creating AI-powered Discord bots that can interact with channels and users
Building custom integrations between Discord and other AI tools

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

mcp-discord · Install

Installation

NPM

npx mcp-discord --config ${DISCORD_TOKEN}

Docker

docker pull barryy625/mcp-discord:latest
docker run -e DISCORD_TOKEN=your_discord_bot_token -p 8080:8080 barryy625/mcp-discord:latest

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "discord": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "path/to/mcp-discord/build/index.js"
            ],
            "env": {
                "DISCORD_TOKEN": "your_discord_bot_token"
            }
        }
    }
}

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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