strava-mcp vs filesystem

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

	strava-mcp by kw510	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 26	★ 85,748
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Score	35	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsfitnessAI / LLM Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	13 mo ago	this month

strava-mcp · Summary

MCP server with Strava OAuth integration for secure authentication and tool access.

filesystem · Summary

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

strava-mcp · Use cases

Integrate Strava fitness data with AI assistants for personalized training insights
Enable MCP clients to securely access user's activity history and performance metrics
Build applications that combine AI analysis with fitness tracking data

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

strava-mcp · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/kw510/strava-mcp.git
cd strava-mcp
npm install

Set up Strava API credentials

Configure Cloudflare KV namespace:

wrangler kv:namespace create "OAUTH_KV"

Deploy to Cloudflare:

wrangler deploy

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strava": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp-strava-oauth.<your-subdomain>.workers.dev/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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