pentest-mcp vs filesystem

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

	pentest-mcp by DMontgomery40	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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pentest-mcp · Summary

Professional penetration testing MCP server with nmap, JtR, hashcat, and reconnaissance tools.

filesystem · Summary

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

pentest-mcp · Use cases

Professional penetration testing engagements with structured reporting
Network reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning automation
Password cracking and brute force attacks in authorized environments

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

pentest-mcp · Install

npm install -g pentest-mcp

Run locally (stdio):

pentest-mcp

Launch bundled MCP Inspector:

pentest-mcp inspector

Run over HTTP (recommended):

MCP_TRANSPORT=http MCP_SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0 MCP_SERVER_PORT=8000 pentest-mcp

For Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pentest-mcp": {
      "command": "pentest-mcp",
      "args": ["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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