Agentic-MCP-Skill vs filesystem

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	Agentic-MCP-Skill by cablate	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 32	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	40	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsBrowser AutomationAI / LLM Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	4 mo ago	this month

Agentic-MCP-Skill · Summary

A progressive MCP client with three-layer lazy loading that reduces token usage by up to 86%.

filesystem · Summary

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

Agentic-MCP-Skill · Use cases

Reducing token usage in AI applications that interact with multiple MCP servers
Browser automation with Playwright MCP server through progressive loading
Managing multiple MCP servers efficiently with a persistent daemon connection

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

Agentic-MCP-Skill · Install

Installation

# Install globally
npm install -g @cablate/agentic-mcp

# Verify installation
agentic-mcp --version

# Start daemon
agentic-mcp daemon start

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude's claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentic-mcp": {
      "command": "agentic-mcp",
      "args": ["daemon", "start"]
    }
  }
}

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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