chunkhound vs filesystem

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	chunkhound by chunkhound	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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chunkhound · Summary

Local-first codebase intelligence tool with MCP integration for semantic code searching across 32+ languages.

filesystem · Summary

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

chunkhound · Use cases

Searching large monorepos with cross-team dependencies
Security-sensitive codebases requiring local-only processing
Multi-language projects needing consistent search capabilities

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

chunkhound · Install

Install uv package manager if needed: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
Install ChunkHound: uv tool install chunkhound
Create .chunkhound.json in project root with your API keys (optional for regex search)
Index your codebase: chunkhound index

For Claude Desktop integration, add to your config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chunkhound": {
      "command": "chunkhound",
      "args": ["serve"]
    }
  }
}

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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