klavis vs filesystem

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	klavis by Klavis-AI	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
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klavis · Summary

Klavis is an MCP integration platform offering over 100 prebuilt connectors with OAuth support for AI agents.

filesystem · Summary

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

klavis · Use cases

Building AI agents that need to access multiple services with proper authentication
Scaling MCP integrations for enterprise-level AI applications
Creating custom tool integrations for specialized AI workflows

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

klavis · Install

Installation Options

Cloud-hosted

Visit [klavis.ai](https://www.klavis.ai) and follow the quickstart guide.

Self-hosted

# Run any MCP Integration
docker pull ghcr.io/klavis-ai/github-mcp-server:latest
docker run -p 5000:5000 ghcr.io/klavis-ai/github-mcp-server:latest

# Install Open Source Strata locally
pipx install strata-mcp
strata add --type stdio playwright npx @playwright/mcp@latest

SDK (Python)

from klavis import Klavis
from klavis.types import McpServerName

klavis = Klavis(api_key="your-key")

# Create Strata instance
strata = klavis.mcp_server.create_strata_server(
    user_id="user123",
    servers=[McpServerName.GMAIL, McpServerName.SLACK],
)

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "klavis": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-p", "5000:5000", "ghcr.io/klavis-ai/github-mcp-server:latest"]
    }
  }
}

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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