nps-explorer-mcp-server vs filesystem

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	nps-explorer-mcp-server by Kyle-Ski	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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nps-explorer-mcp-server · Summary

An MCP server for U.S. national parks data, providing park info, trails, alerts, events, and weather forecasts via API integrations.

filesystem · Summary

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

nps-explorer-mcp-server · Use cases

Planning a national park visit with up-to-date weather and trail conditions
Discovering events and alerts at various national parks
Finding campgrounds and recreation areas near specific locations

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

nps-explorer-mcp-server · Install

Installation

**Clone the repo**

git clone https://github.com/Kyle-Ski/nps-explorer-mcp-server.git
cd nps-explorer-mcp-server

**Set up API keys**

Get API keys for National Park Service API, Recreation.gov API, and Weather API
Create a GitHub OAuth App
Copy .dev.vars.example to .dev.vars and populate with your secrets

**Install dependencies**

npm i

**Run locally**

npm start

**Deploy to Cloudflare Workers**

npm run deploy

**Claude Desktop Configuration:** Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nps-explorer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@modelcontextprotocol/inspector", "connect", "https://your-subdomain.workers.dev"]
    }
  }
}

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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