us-gov-open-data-mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
us-gov-open-data-mcp by lzinga | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 98 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 48 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | FinanceProductivityAI / LLM Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
us-gov-open-data-mcp · Summary
MCP server with 300+ tools for 40+ US government APIs including Treasury, FRED, Congress, FDA, CDC, and FEC.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
us-gov-open-data-mcp · Use cases
- Analyze economic indicators including GDP, unemployment, inflation, and interest rates
- Investigate healthcare data by combining FDA adverse events, clinical trials, and pharma payments
- Track legislative activities including bill sponsorship, voting patterns, and campaign contributions
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
us-gov-open-data-mcp · Install
npx us-gov-open-data-mcpAdd to .vscode/mcp.json for VS Code / Copilot:
{
"servers": {
"us-gov-open-data": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "us-gov-open-data-mcp"],
"env": {
"FRED_API_KEY": "your_key",
"DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "your_key"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop:
{
"mcpServers": {
"us-gov-open-data": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "us-gov-open-data-mcp"],
"env": {
"FRED_API_KEY": "your_key",
"DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "your_key"
}
}
}
}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.