bank-api vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
bank-api by erwinkramer | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 833 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 52 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | FinanceDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | C# | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
bank-api · Summary
A banking API reference implementation with MCP server for AI integration.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
bank-api · Use cases
- Banking chatbots that can perform account operations through AI
- Financial analysis tools that access banking APIs via MCP
- Development sandbox for testing banking API integrations with AI
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
bank-api · Install
Prerequisites
- .NET 10 SDK
- MCPify for MCP exposure
Setup
- Clone the repository
- Generate JWT token for secured endpoints:
``bash dotnet user-jwts create --scope "bank_api" --role "banker" --valid-for 3650d --project BankApi.Service.Stable ``
- Run the stable API version:
``bash dotnet run --project BankApi.Service.Stable ``
- Start MCP server via Aspire orchestration
Claude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"bank-api": {
"command": "dotnet",
"args": ["run", "--project", "BankApi.Mcp"],
"env": {
"ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
}
}
}
}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.