hermes-mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
hermes-mcp by cloudwalk | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 368 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 50 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsCommunication | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Elixir | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
hermes-mcp · Summary
A high-performance Elixir SDK providing complete MCP client and server implementations with Elixir's concurrency and fault tolerance.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
hermes-mcp · Use cases
- Building MCP servers for Elixir/Phoenix applications
- Creating MCP clients to connect to external services
- Implementing high-performance AI tool integrations with Elixir
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
hermes-mcp · Install
Installation
Add hermes_mcp to your dependencies in mix.exs:
def deps do
[
{:hermes_mcp, "~> 0.14.1"}
]
endFor Claude Desktop
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"hermes-elixir": {
"command": "elixir",
"args": ["--no-halt", "path/to/your/server.exs"]
}
}
}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.