GreenboneMCP vs filesystem

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	GreenboneMCP by matteocolazilli	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	Python	TypeScript
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GreenboneMCP · Summary

MCP server connecting AI to Greenbone/OpenVAS vulnerability management via GMP.

filesystem · Summary

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

GreenboneMCP · Use cases

AI-assisted vulnerability scanning management
Automated security report analysis
Comparing scan results across different vulnerability assessments

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

GreenboneMCP · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/matteocolazilli/GreenboneMCP.git
cd GreenboneMCP

Build the MCP image:

docker build -t greenbonemcp:latest .

Create .env configuration:

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with your credentials and settings.

Run the server:

docker run --rm -i --env-file <path-to-your-env-file> --name greenbonemcp --volume greenbone-community-edition_gvmd_socket_vol:/run/gvmd greenbonemcp:latest

For Claude Desktop, add to config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "greenbone": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "--env-file", "/path/to/.env", "--volume", "greenbone-community-edition_gvmd_socket_vol:/run/gvmd", "greenbonemcp:latest"]
    }
  }
}

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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