mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp by cloudflare | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 459 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 53 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsOps & InfraWeb Scraping | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
mcp · Summary
Token-efficient MCP server for Cloudflare API with 2500 endpoints accessible via Code Mode.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
mcp · Use cases
- Automating Cloudflare resource management through AI agents
- CI/CD workflows for Cloudflare deployment and configuration
- Interactive queries and analysis of Cloudflare analytics data
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 · Install
Installation
- Add to Claude Desktop:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cloudflare-api": {
"url": "https://mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp"
}
}
}- For API Token authentication:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cloudflare-api": {
"url": "https://mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp",
"bearerToken": "YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
}
}
}- Disable Code Mode (if needed):
{
"mcpServers": {
"cloudflare-api": {
"url": "https://mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp?codemode=false"
}
}
}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.