claude-code-mcp vs filesystem

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	claude-code-mcp by KunihiroS	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	JavaScript	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

claude-code-mcp · Summary

An MCP server that bridges less capable LLMs with Claude Code by exposing code analysis tools via stdio.

filesystem · Summary

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

claude-code-mcp · Use cases

Integrate Claude Code's analysis capabilities into Claude Desktop
Enable code review and fixing workflows with less capable LLMs
Create custom code analysis tools by combining multiple Claude Code features

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

claude-code-mcp · Install

Installation

**Using npx (Recommended)**

npx @kunihiros/claude-code-mcp

**Global Installation**

npm install -g claude-code-mcp

Configuration

Add to your MCP Host settings (e.g., Claude Desktop):

"claude-code-server": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": [
    "-y",
    "@kunihiros/claude-code-mcp"
  ],
  "env": {
    "CLAUDE_BIN": "/path/to/your/claude/executable",
    "LOG_LEVEL": "info"
  },
  "disabled": false
}

Set the CLAUDE_BIN environment variable to the full path of your Claude CLI executable.

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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