mcp-dashboards vs filesystem

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	mcp-dashboards by KyuRish	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsProductivityDeveloper Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
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mcp-dashboards · Summary

MCP server that renders interactive data visualizations and dashboards inside AI conversations.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-dashboards · Use cases

Business analysts creating financial reports and KPI dashboards directly in their AI conversations
Data scientists visualizing complex datasets and sharing interactive charts with team members
Portfolio managers tracking investments and market data in real-time during client meetings

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

mcp-dashboards · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

**Windows:** %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
**macOS:** ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dashboard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-dashboards", "--stdio"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code / VS Code

claude mcp add dashboard -- npx -y mcp-dashboards --stdio

Remote (HTTP)

npx mcp-dashboards
# Server starts on http://localhost:3001/mcp

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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