aica vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
aica by dotneet | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 16 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 36 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsGitHub | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 7 mo ago | this month |
aica · Summary
aica is an open-source AI code analyzer that supports MCP server functionality for code review and analysis.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
aica · Use cases
- Automated code review in CI/CD pipelines
- AI-assisted code refactoring and analysis
- Generating commit messages and pull request summaries
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
aica · Install
# Install bun before build aica
# Official Install Document: https://bun.sh/docs/installation#installing
git clone https://github.com/dotneet/aica.git
cd aica
bun install
bun run build
cp ./dist/aica /usr/local/bin
# Configure MCP server
echo '[mcp]
setupFile = "mcp.json"' > ~/.config/aica/aica.toml
# To use with Claude Desktop, add to ~/.config/claude-desktop/config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"aica": {
"command": "aica",
"args": ["mcp", "server"]
}
}
}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.