toolbox vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
toolbox by go-appsec | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 24 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 43 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
toolbox · Summary
MCP-based application security testing tools that enable collaboration between humans and coding agents via CLI and proxy.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
toolbox · Use cases
- Collaborative application security testing where humans handle authentication and UI interactions while AI analyzes traffic
- Web application penetration testing with AI assistance for request manipulation and vulnerability detection
- Security validation of specific vulnerability reports by replaying and modifying captured requests
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
toolbox · Install
Installation
**Via Go:**
go install github.com/go-appsec/toolbox/sectool@latest**Binary Downloads:** Download pre-built binaries for Linux, macOS, Windows (amd64 and arm64) from the [latest release](https://github.com/go-appsec/toolbox/releases).
Setup
- Start the MCP server:
sectool mcp- Configure browser to use proxy (127.0.0.1:8080)
- Install CA certificate from ~/.sectool/ca.pem
Claude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"sectool": {
"command": "sectool",
"args": ["mcp"]
}
}
}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.