local-skills-mcp vs filesystem

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	local-skills-mcp by kdpa-llc	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

local-skills-mcp · Summary

Universal MCP server that lets any AI agent access expert skills from your local filesystem with lazy loading.

filesystem · Summary

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

local-skills-mcp · Use cases

Create reusable expert skills for specific domains like code review, documentation generation, or data analysis
Aggregate and organize local AI skills across multiple projects and clients
Reduce token consumption when working with many specialized AI instructions
Enable custom AI agents to leverage locally-defined expert knowledge

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

local-skills-mcp · Install

Install

**Requirements:** Node.js 18+

Choose one installation method:

# From npm (recommended)
npm install -g local-skills-mcp

# From GitHub
npm install -g github:kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp

# Or clone and build locally
git clone https://github.com/kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp.git
cd local-skills-mcp
npm install  # Automatically builds via prepare script

Configure

**For Claude Code/Desktop** (~/.config/claude-code/mcp.json or ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "local-skills": {
      "command": "local-skills-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.

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