mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp by BrowserMCP | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 6,510 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 51 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Browser AutomationWeb ScrapingDeveloper Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 13 mo ago | this month |
mcp · Summary
Browser MCP enables AI applications to control your browser locally for automation tasks.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
mcp · Use cases
- Automating repetitive web tasks
- Scraping data while avoiding detection
- Controlling logged-in web applications via AI
- Testing web applications with real browser context
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 · Install
Installation
- Install the Browser MCP Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store
- Install the MCP server package:
``bash npm install -g @browsermcp/server ``
- Configure Claude Desktop:
``json { "mcpServers": { "browser-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@browsermcp/server"] } } } ``
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.