google-docs-mcp vs filesystem

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	google-docs-mcp by jag-k	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	ProductivityAI / LLM ToolsCloud Storage	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	8 mo ago	this month

google-docs-mcp · Summary

An MCP server for Google Docs that enables reading documents, managing comments, and text manipulation via OAuth authentication.

filesystem · Summary

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

google-docs-mcp · Use cases

Automate document processing tasks by reading content and generating reports
Integrate Google Docs with AI assistants for enhanced document management
Create workflows that interact with comments and track document changes

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

google-docs-mcp · Install

Installation

Using CLI (recommended):

# Install the package
pip install google-docs-mcp

# Authorize
google-docs-mcp auth authorize

# Start server
google-docs-mcp server

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google_docs_mcp": {
      "command": "google-docs-mcp",
      "args": ["server"]
    }
  }
}

Using uv:

# Install with uv
uv add google-docs-mcp

# Authorize
uv run google_docs_mcp auth authorize

# Start server
uv run google_docs_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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