mcp-streamable-http vs filesystem

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	mcp-streamable-http by invariantlabs-ai	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	12 mo ago	this month

mcp-streamable-http · Summary

Python and TypeScript MCP server examples implementing Streamable HTTP protocol for cross-language communication.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-streamable-http · Use cases

Building cross-language MCP server implementations
Creating HTTP-based MCP transport layer
Developing weather information MCP services

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-streamable-http · Install

Installation

Python Example

git clone https://github.com/invariantlabs-ai/mcp-streamable-http.git
cd python-example/server
pip install .
python weather.py

TypeScript Example

cd typescript-example/server
npm install && npm run build
node build/index.js

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

"mcpServers": {
  "streamable-http": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["/path/to/build/index.js"],
    "env": {
      "PORT": "8123"
    }
  }
}

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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