meta-mcp vs filesystem

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

	meta-mcp by brijr	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

meta-mcp · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server that enables AI assistants to interact with Facebook/Instagram advertising data through the Meta Marketing API.

filesystem · Summary

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

meta-mcp · Use cases

Automating Meta advertising campaigns through AI assistants with full lifecycle management
Analyzing advertising performance metrics and comparing campaigns side-by-side
Creating custom audiences and lookalike audiences for targeted advertising campaigns

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

meta-mcp · Install

Installation

Option 1: Direct Installation (Recommended)

npm install -g meta-ads-mcp

Option 2: From Source

git clone https://github.com/wipsoft/meta-mcp.git
cd meta-ads-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Configure Claude Desktop

Create or edit your MCP config:

**macOS**: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
**Windows**: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
**Linux**: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Minimal config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meta-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "meta-ads-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "META_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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