CodexClaw vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
CodexClaw by MackDing | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 24 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 40 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsCommunication | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
CodexClaw · Summary
Telegram bot for Claude Code and Codex CLI with MCP routing, multi-agent orchestration, cron jobs, and access controls.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
CodexClaw · Use cases
- Remote coding access through Telegram with Codex SDK or CLI backend
- Multi-agent orchestration combining Codex with MCP and GitHub subagents
- Scheduled automation and push notifications for daily summaries
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
CodexClaw · Install
git clone https://github.com/MackDing/CodexClaw.git
cd CodexClaw
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Configure minimum settings
BOT_TOKEN=123456789:telegram-token
ALLOWED_USER_IDS=123456789
STATE_FILE=.codex-telegram-claws-state.json
WORKSPACE_ROOT=.
CODEX_WORKDIR=.
CODEX_BACKEND=sdk
# Start the bot
npm run startfilesystem · 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.