claude-homelab vs filesystem

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	claude-homelab by jmagar	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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claude-homelab · Summary

HomeLab management plugin for Claude with 16+ integrations for media, infrastructure monitoring, and document management.

filesystem · Summary

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

claude-homelab · Use cases

Managing media libraries through Plex with automation for movie/TV show requests
Monitoring homelab infrastructure including Docker containers, ZFS pools, and system resources
Managing documents with integrations to Linkding bookmarks, Memos notes, and Paperless-ngx

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

claude-homelab · Install

Installation

Claude Marketplace

/plugin marketplace add jmagar/claude-homelab
/plugin install homelab-core @jmagar-claude-homelab

Manual Install

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmagar/claude-homelab/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Configuration

After installation, set up credentials using:

/homelab-core:setup

This will create and populate ~/.claude-homelab/.env with your service credentials.

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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