design-extract vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
design-extract by Manavarya09 | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 2,640 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 57 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsWeb ScrapingAI / LLM Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
design-extract · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server that extracts design systems from websites, generating tokens, components, and multi-platform outputs.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
design-extract · Use cases
- Extract and analyze design systems from existing websites for implementation in new projects
- Audit websites for design consistency, accessibility, and best practices
- Generate cross-platform design tokens and component implementations (iOS, Android, web)
- Compare design systems between multiple websites for brand consistency
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
design-extract · Install
# Install globally
npm i -g designlang
# Or as an agent skill
npx skills add Manavarya09/design-extract
# Run MCP server directly
designlang mcpFor Claude Desktop integration, add to Claude Desktop config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"design-extract": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["designlang", "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.