quicken-mac-mcp vs filesystem

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	quicken-mac-mcp by dweekly	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 18	★ 85,748
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Score	44	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	FinanceProductivityAI / LLM Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

quicken-mac-mcp · Summary

MCP server providing read-only access to Quicken For Mac financial data via Claude.

filesystem · Summary

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

quicken-mac-mcp · Use cases

Analyze personal spending patterns by category over time
Query specific transactions across multiple accounts
Track investment holdings and performance

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

quicken-mac-mcp · Install

Recommended Install (Claude Code, includes both Skill and MCP)

claude plugin install quicken-mac-mcp

Claude Desktop (manual JSON)

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quicken": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "quicken-mac-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Custom Database Path

If you have multiple Quicken files or the .quicken bundle isn't in ~/Documents, set the QUICKEN_DB_PATH environment variable.

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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