turn-based-game-mcp vs filesystem

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	turn-based-game-mcp by github-samples	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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turn-based-game-mcp · Summary

A turn-based games web app with MCP-powered AI opponents featuring Tic-Tac-Toe and Rock Paper Scissors.

filesystem · Summary

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

turn-based-game-mcp · Use cases

Learning MCP implementation by studying the well-documented game server code
Building turn-based game applications with AI opponents using MCP
Creating educational tools to demonstrate MCP capabilities visually

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

turn-based-game-mcp · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/github-samples/turn-based-game-mcp.git
cd turn-based-game-mcp

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the shared package (required first):

npm run build --workspace=shared

Start the development servers:

**Frontend (Next.js):**

npm run dev --workspace=web

**MCP Server:**

npm run dev --workspace=mcp-server

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "turn-based-games": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.js"],
      "cwd": "./turn-based-game-mcp/mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

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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