mcp-delphi vs filesystem

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	mcp-delphi by flydev-fr	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-delphi · Summary

MCP server for building and cleaning Delphi, Lazarus, and Free Pascal projects via MSBuild and lazbuild tools.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

mcp-delphi · Use cases

Automating build processes for Delphi applications via MCP tools in AI assistants
Cleaning build artifacts from Pascal projects without manual IDE intervention
Building Lazarus projects with specific configurations remotely through MCP protocol

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-delphi · Install

Install Node.js >= 18
Clone repository: git clone https://github.com/flydev-fr/mcp-delphi
Install dependencies: pnpm install or npm install
Build: pnpm run build
Configure environment variables in .env file (paths to rsvars.bat and MSBuild)
Run server: node --env-file=.env dist/server.js

For Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-delphi": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["--env-file=.env", "/path/to/mcp-delphi/dist/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

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.

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