code-to-tree vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
code-to-tree by micl2e2 | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 83 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 43 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | C | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 2 mo ago | this month |
code-to-tree · Summary
A runtime-free MCP server converting source code to AST using tree-sitter with minimal dependencies.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
code-to-tree · Use cases
- Code analysis and refactoring by LLMs
- Cross-language code structure comparison
- Automated documentation generation from code structure
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
code-to-tree · Install
Installation
- Download the pre-built binary from the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/micl2e2/code-to-tree/releases)
- Configure your MCP client (example for Claude Desktop):
**Windows:** ``json { "mcpServers": { "code-to-tree": { "command": "C:\\path\\to\\code-to-tree.exe" } } } ``
**macOS:** ``json { "mcpServers": { "code-to-tree": { "command": "/path/to/code-to-tree" } } } ``
- Restart your MCP client to apply the configuration
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.