qdrant-mcp-server vs filesystem

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	qdrant-mcp-server by mhalder	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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qdrant-mcp-server · Summary

MCP server for semantic search using Qdrant vector database with multiple embedding providers.

filesystem · Summary

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

qdrant-mcp-server · Use cases

Semantic code search in large codebases with AST-aware chunking
Git history search to find past changes, fixes, and patterns
Building knowledge bases and RAG applications with local vector storage
Cross-repository federated search with Reciprocal Rank Fusion

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

qdrant-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js 22.x or 24.x
Podman or Docker with Compose support

Steps

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/mhalder/qdrant-mcp-server.git
cd qdrant-mcp-server
npm install

# Start services
podman compose up -d   # Using Podman
docker compose up -d   # Using Docker

# Pull the embedding model
podman exec ollama ollama pull nomic-embed-text

# Build
npm run build

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qdrant": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/qdrant-mcp-server/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

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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