claudex vs filesystem

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	claudex by kunwar-shah	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	JavaScript	TypeScript
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claudex · Summary

Claudex is an MCP server that provides persistent memory and FTS5 search for Claude Code conversation history with a web UI.

filesystem · Summary

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

claudex · Use cases

Analyze past Claude Code conversations for project insights
Search and retrieve specific code solutions across sessions
Maintain context continuity between different Claude Code sessions

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

claudex · Install

Installation

Option 1: npm (Recommended)

# Global installation
npm install -g @kunwarshah/claudex

# Then run:
claudex

Add MCP Server to Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio claudex -- claudex-mcp

Option 2: From Source

git clone https://github.com/kunwar-shah/claudex.git
cd claudex
npm run check:fix
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

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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