MCP-PostgreSQL-Ops vs filesystem

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

	MCP-PostgreSQL-Ops by call518	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 149	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	50	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	DatabaseDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

MCP-PostgreSQL-Ops · Summary

Comprehensive MCP server providing PostgreSQL DBA superpowers with 30+ tools for performance analysis, bloat detection, and monitoring.

filesystem · Summary

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

MCP-PostgreSQL-Ops · Use cases

AI assistants monitoring PostgreSQL database health and performance
Database administrators analyzing table bloat and maintenance needs
Development teams investigating slow queries and optimization opportunities

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-PostgreSQL-Ops · Install

Installation

Install via PyPI:

pip install mcp-postgresql-ops

Start the server:

mcp-server-postgresql-ops

Configure in Claude Desktop (add to claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgresql-ops": {
      "command": "mcp-server-postgresql-ops",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Or using Docker Compose:

git clone https://github.com/call518/MCP-PostgreSQL-Ops.git
cd MCP-PostgreSQL-ops
docker-compose up -d

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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