mcp-metabase-server vs filesystem

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	mcp-metabase-server by easecloudio	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-metabase-server · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server for Metabase providing 96 tools to manage dashboards, cards, databases, tables, and more.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-metabase-server · Use cases

AI assistants can analyze business data by querying Metabase cards and dashboards
Automate data reporting tasks through MCP tool calling
Create and manage Metabase content programmatically via AI workflows

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

mcp-metabase-server · Install

Installation

**Using npx (Recommended):**

npx @easecloudio/mcp-metabase-server

**Global install:**

npm install -g @easecloudio/mcp-metabase-server
mcp-metabase-server

**Docker:**

docker build -t mcp-metabase-server .
docker run -it --rm \
  -e METABASE_URL=https://your-metabase-instance.com \
  -e METABASE_API_KEY=your_metabase_api_key \
  mcp-metabase-server

Claude Desktop Integration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metabase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@easecloudio/mcp-metabase-server"],
      "env": {
        "METABASE_URL": "https://your-metabase-instance.com",
        "METABASE_API_KEY": "your_metabase_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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