Amazing-Marvin-MCP vs filesystem

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	Amazing-Marvin-MCP by bgheneti	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 34	★ 85,748
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Score	41	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	ProductivityAI / LLM Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	8 mo ago	this month

Amazing-Marvin-MCP · Summary

MCP server connecting Amazing Marvin productivity app with AI assistants for task and project management.

filesystem · Summary

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

Amazing-Marvin-MCP · Use cases

Ask AI assistant for daily planning recommendations based on actual tasks and priorities
Get project insights and progress tracking directly from Amazing Marvin data
Have AI create, mark as complete, or organize tasks in Amazing Marvin through natural language

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

Amazing-Marvin-MCP · Install

Installation

Option 1: Smithery (Easiest)

npx -y @smithery/cli install @bgheneti/amazing-marvin-mcp --client claude

Paste the API key when prompted

Option 2: Pip + Manual Config

pip install amazing-marvin-mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amazing-marvin": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "amazing_marvin_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AMAZING_MARVIN_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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