mcp-superset vs filesystem

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	mcp-superset by bintocher	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-superset · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server with 137 tools for managing Apache Superset dashboards, charts, datasets, and security features.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-superset · Use cases

Automating dashboard creation and management for business intelligence teams
Managing user access and permissions across large Superset deployments
Extracting data from charts and datasets for reporting and analysis
Automating database connection management and validation
Implementing comprehensive row-level security policies

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-superset · Install

Installation

# From PyPI
pip install mcp-superset

# With uv (recommended)
uv pip install mcp-superset

# Run without installing
uvx mcp-superset

Configuration

Create a .env file with your Superset credentials:

SUPERSET_BASE_URL=https://superset.example.com
SUPERSET_USERNAME=admin
SUPERSET_PASSWORD=your_password

Running

# Using CLI
mcp-superset

# With stdio transport (for Claude Desktop, etc.)
mcp-superset --transport stdio

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "superset": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-superset", "--transport", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "SUPERSET_BASE_URL": "https://superset.example.com",
        "SUPERSET_USERNAME": "admin",
        "SUPERSET_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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