mcp-client-gen vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp-client-gen by kriasoft | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 16 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 41 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 4 mo ago | this month |
mcp-client-gen · Summary
Tool to generate type-safe TypeScript clients for any MCP server with OAuth 2.1 support.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
mcp-client-gen · Use cases
- Integrating MCP services into TypeScript applications with full type safety
- Rapidly prototyping MCP client implementations for new services
- Building applications that need to interact with multiple MCP servers consistently
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-client-gen · Install
# Install globally
npm install -g mcp-client-gen
# or
bun add -g mcp-client-gen
# Generate client from URL
npx mcp-client-gen https://mcp.notion.com/mcp -o notion.ts
# For Claude Desktop integration
# Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
"mcpServers": {
"mcpClientGen": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-client-gen"]
}
}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.