archmcp vs filesystem

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

	archmcp by dejo1307	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Go	TypeScript
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archmcp · Summary

archmcp is an MCP server that generates compact architectural snapshots of repositories to provide AI agents with structured codebase overviews.

filesystem · Summary

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

archmcp · Use cases

Giving AI coding agents a structural overview of codebases before they start exploring
Enabling cross-repository understanding by combining snapshots from multiple projects
Identifying architectural issues like cyclic dependencies and layer violations

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

archmcp · Install

Prerequisites

Go 1.22+
C compiler (for tree-sitter CGo bindings)

Build

go build -o archmcp ./cmd/archmcp

Or install globally:

go install ./cmd/archmcp

Connect to your MCP client

Add to your MCP client configuration. For example, in Cursor's mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archmcp": {
      "command": "/path/to/archmcp",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-arch.yaml"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed via go install:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archmcp": {
      "command": "archmcp"
    }
  }
}

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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