FocusRelayMCP vs filesystem

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	FocusRelayMCP by deverman	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Swift	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

FocusRelayMCP · Summary

MCP server for OmniFocus that allows querying tasks, projects, and tags using natural language.

filesystem · Summary

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

FocusRelayMCP · Use cases

Daily planning by asking 'What should I do today?' to get filtered results
Project management with queries like 'Show me my stalled projects'
Context switching with questions like 'What calls do I need to make?'

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

FocusRelayMCP · Install

Installation

**Quick Overview:** Regardless of which installation method you choose, you'll need to complete these steps:

**Install the binary** (via Homebrew, manual download, or build from source)
**Install the OmniFocus plugin** (Step 2 below)
**Configure MCP** in your client (Step 3 below)
**Restart OmniFocus** (Step 4 below)

Option A: Homebrew Installation (Recommended for macOS)

If you have [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) installed, this is the easiest method:

# Add the tap (once)
brew tap deverman/focus-relay

# Install the MCP server and OmniFocus plugin
brew install focusrelay

Step 3: Configure MCP

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcp": {
    "focusrelay": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["/opt/homebrew/bin/focusrelay", "serve"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Step 4: Restart OmniFocus

osascript -e 'tell application "OmniFocus" to quit' && sleep 2 && open -a "OmniFocus"

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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