mcp-rb vs filesystem

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	mcp-rb by funwarioisii	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Ruby	TypeScript
Last commit	14 mo ago	this month

mcp-rb · Summary

Ruby framework for building MCP servers with a Sinatra-like DSL, supporting resources and tools.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-rb · Use cases

Building Ruby-based MCP servers for AI applications
Creating custom tools for Claude Desktop integration
Implementing resource providers with dynamic templates

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-rb · Install

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'mcp-rb'

Then run:

bundle install

For Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-rb-example": {
      "command": "ruby",
      "args": ["path/to/your/server.rb"]
    }
  }
}

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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