twitter-mcp vs filesystem

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	twitter-mcp by Dishant27	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	14 mo ago	this month

twitter-mcp · Summary

MCP server for X (Twitter) integration enabling CRUD operations via Twitter API.

filesystem · Summary

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

twitter-mcp · Use cases

Automate social media posting through AI agents
Monitor mentions and track engagement on tweets
Manage Twitter accounts programmatically for businesses

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

twitter-mcp · Install

Installation

Create an X Developer account and get API keys from [X Developer Portal](https://developer.twitter.com/en/portal/dashboard)
Set required environment variables:

``bash TWITTER_API_KEY=your_api_key TWITTER_API_SECRET=your_api_secret TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_access_token_secret ``

Clone and install:

``bash git clone https://github.com/Dishant27/twitter-mcp.git cd twitter-mcp npm install npm start ``

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude MCP config file:

{
  "name": "x",
  "display_name": "X",
  "description": "X MCP allows Claude to interact with X (formerly Twitter)",
  "path": "path/to/twitter-mcp/dist/index.js",
  "startup": {
    "env": {
      "TWITTER_API_KEY": "your_api_key",
      "TWITTER_API_SECRET": "your_api_secret",
      "TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token",
      "TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET": "your_access_token_secret"
    }
  },
  "transport": "stdio"
}

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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