excalimate vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
excalimate by excalimate | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 19 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 43 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
excalimate · Summary
MCP server that turns hand-drawn Excalidraw diagrams into animated videos with AI-driven creation tools.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
excalimate · Use cases
- AI-assisted creation of animated presentations and explainers
- Automated generation of architecture diagrams with animation sequences
- Real-time collaboration between AI tools and visual design
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
excalimate · Install
Installation
**Quick start:**
npx @excalimate/mcp-server**For Claude Desktop:** Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"excalimate": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@excalimate/mcp-server", "--stdio"]
}
}
}**For VS Code (GitHub Copilot):** Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"excalimate": {
"type": "http",
"url": "http://localhost:3001/mcp"
}
}
}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.