mcp-graphql vs filesystem

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

	mcp-graphql by blurrah	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsWeb Scraping	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	8 mo ago	this month

mcp-graphql · Summary

MCP server enabling LLMs to interact with GraphQL APIs through schema introspection and query execution.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-graphql · Use cases

Enabling AI assistants to query GraphQL APIs without custom implementation
Allowing language models to discover and interact with unknown GraphQL services
Providing secure read-only access to GraphQL endpoints for AI applications

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-graphql · Install

Installing via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-graphql --client claude

Installing Manually (Claude Desktop)

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-graphql": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": ["mcp-graphql"],
            "env": {
                "ENDPOINT": "http://localhost:3000/graphql"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment Variables

ENDPOINT: GraphQL endpoint URL (default: http://localhost:4000/graphql)
HEADERS: JSON string containing headers for requests
ALLOW_MUTATIONS: Enable mutation operations (disabled by default)
NAME: Name of the MCP server
SCHEMA: Path to a local GraphQL schema file or URL (optional)

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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