google-cloud-mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
google-cloud-mcp by krzko | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 78 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 45 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Cloud StorageDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 5 mo ago | this month |
google-cloud-mcp · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing access to multiple Google Cloud services including billing, monitoring, IAM, Spanner, and more.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
google-cloud-mcp · Use cases
- DevOps engineers monitoring cloud infrastructure costs and performance
- Developers debugging applications using error reporting and logs
- Security teams auditing IAM permissions and access controls
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
google-cloud-mcp · Install
# Clone and install the repository
git clone https://github.com/krzko/google-cloud-mcp.git
cd google-cloud-mcp
pnpm install
pnpm build
# Authenticate to Google Cloud
gcloud auth application-default login
# Configure in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-cloud-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/google-cloud-mcp/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "/path/to/credentials.json"
}
}
}
}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.