tda vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
tda by irockel | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 542 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 53 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsMonitoringAI / LLM Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Java | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
tda · Summary
TDA is a Java thread dump analyzer with MCP server capabilities for AI-powered diagnostics.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
tda · Use cases
- AI-assisted debugging of production Java applications using thread dumps
- Automated analysis of Java performance issues and deadlock detection
- Integration with development workflows for real-time monitoring
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
tda · Install
Installation
- Download the standalone JAR from the [Releases](https://github.com/irockel/tda/releases) page
- Run TDA as MCP server:
java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar tda.jar --mcpClaude Desktop Integration
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"tda": {
"command": "java",
"args": ["-Djava.awt.headless=true", "-jar", "/path/to/tda.jar", "--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.