laravel-mcp-companion vs filesystem

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	laravel-mcp-companion by brianirish	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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laravel-mcp-companion · Summary

An MCP server providing comprehensive Laravel documentation aggregation and navigation with multi-version support, learning paths, and package discovery.

filesystem · Summary

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

laravel-mcp-companion · Use cases

Learning Laravel with structured documentation paths by skill level
Finding the right Laravel packages for specific functionality needs
Accessing up-to-date documentation offline during development
Cross-referencing documentation across Laravel core and packages

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

laravel-mcp-companion · Install

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop Settings

- Click Claude menu → Settings → Developer → Edit Config

Add to your configuration file:

``json { "mcpServers": { "laravel-mcp-companion": { "command": "docker", "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "ghcr.io/brianirish/laravel-mcp-companion:latest"] } } } ``

Restart Claude Desktop for changes to take effect

Claude Code

Use the claude mcp add command:

# Add with Docker
claude mcp add laravel-mcp-companion -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/brianirish/laravel-mcp-companion:latest

# Or add to project-specific config
claude mcp add laravel-mcp-companion --scope project -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/brianirish/laravel-mcp-companion:latest

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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