director vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
director by fdmtl | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 478 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 51 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsProductivityAI / LLM Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
director · Summary
Director is a local-first platform for creating and managing MCP playbooks that enhance AI agents with new skills and capabilities.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
director · Use cases
- Creating specialized skill sets for AI agents through configurable playbooks
- Managing and switching different MCP tool configurations across various AI clients
- Sharing and reusing MCP tool collections across team members or projects
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
director · Install
Installation
# Install Director via the 1-liner
$ curl -LsSf https://director.run/install.sh | sh
# Alternative: Install via npm
$ npm install -g @director.run/cliClaude Desktop Integration
Add to Claude Desktop config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"director": {
"command": "director",
"args": ["serve"]
}
}
}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.