mcp-npm_docs-server vs filesystem

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	mcp-npm_docs-server by bsmi021	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	14 mo ago	this month

mcp-npm_docs-server · Summary

MCP server for fetching NPM package metadata and documentation with local SQLite caching.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-npm_docs-server · Use cases

Documentation lookup for developers working with npm packages
Metadata retrieval for package analysis tools
Cached access to npm package information in offline environments

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-npm_docs-server · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/bsmi021/mcp-npm_docs-server.git
cd mcp-npm_docs-server

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

Run the server:

node dist/server.js

Integration

Add to your MCP settings (e.g., Claude Desktop config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "npm-docs-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-npm_docs-server/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "NPM_CACHE_TTL": "86400",
        "NPM_CACHE_DB_PATH": "./dist/npm-docs-cache.db",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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