Faxbot vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
Faxbot by DMontgomery40 | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 7 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 38 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | CommunicationDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 7 mo ago | this month |
Faxbot · Summary
A self-hosted fax API with MCP support for AI assistant integration.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
Faxbot · Use cases
- Integrate fax capabilities into AI-powered customer service systems
- Automate document transmission from AI agents in healthcare
- Add fax functionality to productivity AI assistants
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
Faxbot · Install
Installation
- Using Docker Compose:
docker compose up -d --build api
docker compose --profile mcp up -d --build faxbot-mcp
docker compose --profile mcp up -d --build faxbot-mcp-sse- Via MCP:
For Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"faxbot": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/faxbot-mcp"]
}
}
}- Via SDK:
- Python:
pip install faxbot - Node.js:
npm install faxbot
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.