ls-mcp vs filesystem

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	ls-mcp by lirantal	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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ls-mcp · Summary

CLI tool to discover and analyze MCP server configurations across various AI applications and IDEs.

filesystem · Summary

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

ls-mcp · Use cases

Audit MCP server configurations across development environments
Discover all MCP servers running in a system for inventory purposes
Check for potential security issues in MCP configurations and exposed credentials

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

ls-mcp · Install

Install via npm:

npm install -g ls-mcp

Usage:

npx ls-mcp
# Analyze specific files
npx ls-mcp --files ./mcp-config.json
# Output JSON format
npx ls-mcp --json

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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