ILSpy-Mcp vs filesystem

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	ILSpy-Mcp by bivex	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 33	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	44	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	C#	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

ILSpy-Mcp · Summary

A .NET assembly decompiler and analysis tool that exposes ILSpy's capabilities through the MCP protocol for AI assistants.

filesystem · Summary

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

ILSpy-Mcp · Use cases

Reverse-engineer .NET assemblies to understand their structure and functionality
Analyze third-party libraries to understand their APIs and implementation details
Debug .NET applications by examining the actual code rather than just debugging symbols

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

ILSpy-Mcp · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

.NET 9.0 SDK or higher
MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.)

Install the tool

dotnet tool install -g ILSpyMcp.Server

Update to latest version

dotnet tool update -g ILSpyMcp.Server

Configure for Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ilspy-mcp": {
      "command": "ilspy-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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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