PopUI vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
PopUI by kelnishi | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 8 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 32 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | AI / LLM ToolsProductivityDeveloper Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 13 mo ago | this month |
PopUI · Summary
PopUI enables collaborative UX in Claude Desktop with bidirectional UI tools.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
PopUI · Use cases
- Control panels for refining values in the chat
- Color pickers with swatches for discussing colors
- Turn-based games with Claude on shared gameboards
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
PopUI · Install
- Download the [latest release](https://github.com/kelnishi/PopUI/releases/latest/) and launch the app.
- First launch will prompt installation into Claude Desktop.
- PopUI will then be launched automatically by Claude Desktop and connected as an MCP server.
- Access all created UIs from the settings window or menubar icon.
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.