mcp-congress_gov_server vs filesystem

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	mcp-congress_gov_server by bsmi021	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 8	★ 85,748
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Score	38	77
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM Toolsgovernment	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	12 mo ago	this month

mcp-congress_gov_server · Summary

MCP server providing access to U.S. Congress.gov legislative data through hybrid resources and tools.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-congress_gov_server · Use cases

AI assistants needing to retrieve U.S. legislative information for policy analysis
Research applications tracking voting records and bill sponsorship patterns
Development tools requiring real-time access to congressional data for documentation or 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-congress_gov_server · Install

Installation

Install dependencies:

npm install

Set up your API key:

Create a .env file with:

CONGRESS_GOV_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

Build the server:

npm run build

Run the server:

npm start

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congress-gov": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

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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