Charles-mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
Charles-mcp by heizaheiza | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 233 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 51 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsSecurityMonitoring | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
Charles-mcp · Summary
A production-ready MCP server for integrating Charles Proxy with AI agents, enabling real-time traffic capture and analysis.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
Charles-mcp · Use cases
- Real-time API monitoring and analysis for security research
- Reverse engineering authentication mechanisms and APIs
- Automated network traffic inspection for testing and debugging
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
Charles-mcp · Install
Quick Installation
- Ensure Charles Proxy is running with Web Interface enabled (Proxy → Web Interface Settings, username: admin, password: 123456)
- For Claude Desktop:
{
"mcpServers": {
"charles": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["charles-mcp"],
"env": {
"CHARLES_USER": "admin",
"CHARLES_PASS": "123456",
"CHARLES_MANAGE_LIFECYCLE": "false"
}
}
}
}- For Claude Code CLI:
claude mcp add-json charles '{
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["charles-mcp"],
"env": {
"CHARLES_USER": "admin",
"CHARLES_PASS": "123456",
"CHARLES_MANAGE_LIFECYCLE": "false"
}
}'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.