aguara vs filesystem

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	aguara by garagon	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Go	TypeScript
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aguara · Summary

Security scanner for AI agent skills and MCP servers that detects prompt injection, data exfiltration, and supply-chain attacks before deployment.

filesystem · Summary

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

aguara · Use cases

Scan MCP server directories for security vulnerabilities before deployment
Validate AI agent skills for prompt injection and data exfiltration risks
Integrate security scanning into CI/CD pipelines with fail-on thresholds

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

aguara · Install

Install Aguara with the following methods:

# Quick install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/garagon/aguara/main/install.sh | sh

# Homebrew
brew install garagon/tap/aguara

# Docker
# Scan current directory
docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)":/scan ghcr.io/garagon/aguara scan /scan

# From source
go install github.com/garagon/aguara/cmd/aguara@latest

To use Aguara MCP server (referenced in the README but not fully specified):

Note: MCP server configuration appears to be through Aguara's scanning capabilities rather than exposing MCP tools/resources itself.

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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