otel-server vs filesystem

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	otel-server by cruz-andr	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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otel-server · Summary

MCP server for Docker container inspection and OpenTelemetry trace querying via Jaeger with built-in security features.

filesystem · Summary

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

otel-server · Use cases

AI agents autonomously troubleshooting Docker container issues by checking status and logs
Monitoring system resource utilization to detect potential OOM risks before they occur
Investigating distributed system issues by querying and visualizing OpenTelemetry traces

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

otel-server · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js v22 or higher
Docker (running locally)
Jaeger (optional, running locally or accessible via HTTP API)

Build Instructions

git clone https://github.com/cruz-andr/otel-server.git
cd otel-server
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Configure via environment variables by copying .env.example to .env or passing them through your MCP client.

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "otel-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/otel-server/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Hosted Server

claude mcp add --transport http otel-server https://otel-server.fly.dev/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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