registry vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
registry by mcparmory | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 25 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 46 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsProductivityOther | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
registry · Summary
Production-ready MCP servers for 70+ APIs generated from OpenAPI specs with comprehensive tool coverage.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
registry · Use cases
- Enable AI agents to interact with GitHub for code management and issue tracking
- Connect AI systems with Google Workspace for document and spreadsheet operations
- Integrate AI assistants with Slack for team communication automation
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
registry · Install
# With uvx (no install needed)
uvx mcparmory-github
# With pip
pip install mcparmory-github
mcparmory-github**MCP client configuration** (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Claude Code):
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcparmory-github"],
"env": {
"BEARER_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
}
}
}
}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.