cdpilot vs filesystem

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

	cdpilot by mehmetnadir	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 25	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	44	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Browser AutomationDeveloper ToolsWeb Scraping	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

cdpilot · Summary

Zero-dependency browser automation CLI with MCP server for AI agents, offering 70+ commands and stealth mode.

filesystem · Summary

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

cdpilot · Use cases

Automated web scraping and data extraction without installing heavy dependencies
AI agent-controlled browser interaction for web applications testing
Stealth mode automation for accessing sites with anti-bot measures

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

cdpilot · Install

Installation

# Use directly (no install needed)
npx cdpilot <command>

# Or install globally
npm i -g cdpilot

**Requirements:** Node.js 18+ and one of: Brave Browser, Google Chrome, or Chromium.

First-time setup

npx cdpilot setup     # Auto-detect browser, create isolated profile
npx cdpilot launch    # Start browser with CDP enabled
npx cdpilot status    # Check connection

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cdpilot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["cdpilot", "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.

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