mcp-framework vs filesystem

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	mcp-framework by koki7o	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsBrowser Automation	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Rust	TypeScript
Last commit	5 mo ago	this month

mcp-framework · Summary

Rust framework for building AI agents with native MCP support, multi-LLM integration, and web inspector.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-framework · Use cases

Building research assistants that can search and analyze information
Creating coding assistants that can read codebases and write code
Developing browser automation agents for web scraping and form filling

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

mcp-framework · Install

Installation

# Requires Rust 1.70+
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
git clone https://github.com/koki7o/mcp-framework
cd mcp-framework
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and add API keys

# Run examples
cargo run --example server_with_tools
cargo run --example anthropic_agent_demo_with_tools
cargo run --example openai_agent_demo_with_tools

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to Claude's config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-framework": {
      "command": "cargo",
      "args": ["run", "--example", "server_with_tools"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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