crawlbase-mcp vs filesystem

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	crawlbase-mcp by crawlbase	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 55	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	45	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	JavaScript	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

crawlbase-mcp · Summary

Crawlbase MCP Server connects AI agents to live web data through structured scraping, JavaScript rendering, and anti-bot protection.

filesystem · Summary

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

crawlbase-mcp · Use cases

Market research by pulling live data from competitors, news, and reports
E-commerce monitoring to track products, reviews, and prices in real time
Autonomous AI agents with access to current web information

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

crawlbase-mcp · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crawlbase": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@crawlbase/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "CRAWLBASE_TOKEN": "your_token_here",
        "CRAWLBASE_JS_TOKEN": "your_js_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

HTTP Mode (for multi-user environments)

git clone https://github.com/crawlbase/crawlbase-mcp.git
cd crawlbase-mcp
npm install

# Start HTTP server
CRAWLBASE_TOKEN=your_token CRAWLBASE_JS_TOKEN=your_js_token npm run start:http

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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