skill-to-mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
skill-to-mcp by biocontext-ai | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 24 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 43 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 3 mo ago | this month |
skill-to-mcp · Summary
Converts Claude Skills to MCP server resources with discovery and access tools.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
skill-to-mcp · Use cases
- Organize and access specialized AI tools through MCP in biomedical research
- Create centralized repositories of operational skills for LLM applications
- Share and distribute standardized skill collections across teams
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
skill-to-mcp · Install
Install using pip:
pip install --user skill_to_mcpOr use uvx for immediate execution:
SKILLS_DIR=/path/to/skills uvx skill_to_mcpFor Claude Desktop, add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"skill-to-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["skill_to_mcp", "--skills-dir", "/path/to/your/skills"],
"env": {
"UV_PYTHON": "3.12"
}
}
}
}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.