mcp-shodan vs filesystem

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

	mcp-shodan by BurtTheCoder	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-shodan · Summary

MCP server for Shodan API providing IP reconnaissance, DNS lookups, and vulnerability intelligence.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-shodan · Use cases

Security researchers analyzing internet-connected devices for potential vulnerabilities
DevOps teams performing reconnaissance on IP addresses before system deployment
Compliance officers checking for known vulnerabilities in network infrastructure

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-shodan · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shodan": {
      "command": "mcp-shodan",
      "env": {
        "SHODAN_API_KEY": "your-shodan-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Via Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio --env SHODAN_API_KEY=your-shodan-api-key shodan -- npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan

Via Codex CLI

codex mcp add shodan --env SHODAN_API_KEY=your-shodan-api-key -- npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan

Via Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add -e SHODAN_API_KEY=your-shodan-api-key shodan npx -y @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan

Manual Install

npm install -g @burtthecoder/mcp-shodan

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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