mcp-auth vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp-auth by famma-ai | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 26 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 41 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SecurityDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 7 mo ago | this month |
mcp-auth · Summary
SDK for building OAuth-protected Remote MCP servers on Cloudflare Workers with pluggable auth adapters.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
mcp-auth · Use cases
- Protecting MCP servers that need user-specific access controls
- Adding OAuth authentication to MCP agents deployed on Cloudflare Workers
- Implementing custom authentication flows when identity providers lack OAuth 2.1 support
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-auth · Install
npm install @famma/mcp-authFor Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"auth-protected-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@famma/mcp-auth"],
"env": {
"SUPABASE_URL": "your-supabase-url",
"SUPABASE_ANON_KEY": "your-supabase-key",
"PROXY_TARGET_URL": "your-mcp-server-url"
}
}
}
}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.