onetool-mcp vs filesystem

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

	onetool-mcp by beycom	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 18	★ 85,748
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Score	43	77
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Categories	Developer ToolsFile SystemAI / LLM Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
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onetool-mcp · Summary

OneTool MCP provides 100+ tools in a single server, reducing token usage by 96% and eliminating context rot.

filesystem · Summary

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

onetool-mcp · Use cases

Developers who need to use multiple MCP servers but want to reduce token costs and avoid context rot
Teams building AI applications that require diverse tools like web search, file operations, and database access
Power users who want to integrate multiple services like AWS, Chrome DevTools, and documentation tools through a single MCP connection

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

onetool-mcp · Install

Installation

Requires [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/):

uv tool install 'onetool-mcp[all]'   # everything
onetool init --config ~/.onetool

Add to Claude Code:

claude mcp add onetool -- onetool --config ~/.onetool/onetool.yaml --secrets ~/.onetool/secrets.yaml

Or manually add to ~/.claude/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onetool": {
      "command": "onetool",
      "args": ["--config", "/Users/yourname/.onetool/onetool.yaml", "--secrets", "/Users/yourname/.onetool/secrets.yaml"]
    }
  }
}

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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