webclaw vs filesystem

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	webclaw by kuroko1t	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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webclaw · Summary

WebClaw is a Chrome extension-based MCP server that allows AI assistants to control real Chrome browser sessions through a WebSocket connection.

filesystem · Summary

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

webclaw · Use cases

Automating web testing and QA workflows using AI assistants
Cross-platform web scraping with existing authenticated sessions
AI-powered UI automation and task completion in web applications

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

webclaw · Install

Installation

1. Configure your MCP client

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "webclaw-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Other clients

# Claude Code
claude mcp add webclaw -- npx -y webclaw-mcp

# Cursor / VS Code / Windsurf
# Add to respective MCP config files:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "webclaw-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

2. Load Chrome Extension

Download the latest [webclaw-extension.zip](https://github.com/kuroko1t/webclaw/releases/latest)
Open chrome://extensions/ → enable **Developer mode**
Click **Load unpacked** → select the dist/ folder

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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