ClaudeHistoryMCP vs filesystem

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	ClaudeHistoryMCP by jhammant	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 65	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	48	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsSearch	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	3 mo ago	this month

ClaudeHistoryMCP · Summary

MCP server for searching Claude Code conversation history with hybrid BM25 + TF-IDF search and knowledge extraction.

filesystem · Summary

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

ClaudeHistoryMCP · Use cases

Debugging recurring issues by searching past solutions to similar problems
Retrieving project decisions and context when starting new sessions
Discovering patterns in development workflows across multiple projects

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

ClaudeHistoryMCP · Install

Installation

Clone and build the server:

git clone https://github.com/jhammant/ClaudeHistoryMCP.git
cd ClaudeHistoryMCP
npm install
npm run build

Build the search index:

npm run build-index

claude mcp add claude-history -- node "/path/to/ClaudeHistoryMCP/dist/index.js"

Install the session-start hook (optional):

npm run install-hook

Add to your global CLAUDE.md (recommended):

## Claude History MCP

When the `claude-history` MCP is available, use it proactively:
- **Session start**: Use `get_project_context` to check for prior decisions, patterns, and recent session summaries
- **Debugging**: Use `find_solutions` to search history for past fixes before starting from scratch

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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