openedu-mcp vs filesystem

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	openedu-mcp by Cicatriiz	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 8	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	38	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	educationAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	12 mo ago	this month

openedu-mcp · Summary

OpenEdu MCP Server provides educational resources and curriculum planning tools integrating OpenLibrary, Wikipedia, Dictionary, and arXiv APIs with grade-level filtering.

filesystem · Summary

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

openedu-mcp · Use cases

Teachers creating lesson plans with age-appropriate resources from multiple educational sources
Students finding research materials and explanations tailored to their grade level
Educational developers creating applications that need curriculum-aligned content

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

openedu-mcp · Install

Installation

**Clone the repository:**

git clone https://github.com/Cicatriiz/openedu-mcp.git
cd openedu-mcp

**Install dependencies:**

pip install -r requirements.txt

**Set up configuration:**

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your preferred settings if needed

**Run the server:**

python -m src.main

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openedu": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "src.main"],
      "cwd": "${your_project_path}/openedu-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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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