firmis-scanner vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
firmis-scanner by Firmislabs | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 0 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 36 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
firmis-scanner · Summary
Firmis is a security scanner that detects malicious behavior in Claude Skills, MCP Servers, and other AI agent platforms.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
firmis-scanner · Use cases
- Scan MCP servers before integration to detect security vulnerabilities
- Add security layer to Claude Desktop by scanning installed skills and tools
- Integrate security scans into CI/CD pipelines for AI agent 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
firmis-scanner · Install
Installation
- **Zero-install scan**:
``bash npx firmis-cli scan ``
- **Global installation**:
``bash npm install -g firmis-cli firmis scan ``
Claude Desktop Integration
Add to your MCP configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"firmis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "firmis-cli", "--mcp"]
}
}
}This provides firmis_scan, firmis_discover, and firmis_report tools.
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.