mcpc vs filesystem

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	mcpc by micl2e2	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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mcpc · Summary

A cross-platform C SDK for MCP implementing tools, resources, prompts and completion with modern C23.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcpc · Use cases

Building high-performance MCP servers with minimal dependencies
Creating resource-constrained environment MCP implementations
Developing cross-platform MCP tools with native performance

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

mcpc · Install

Installation

Linux, Cygwin, MSYS2, macOS, etc.

Prerequisites:

GNU Make

cd mcpc
make && make tst && make install

Windows CMD/PS/VS

Prerequisites:

Visual Studio
GNU Make (winget install ezwinports.make)

Option 1 (CMD/PS): Open "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt", then:

cd mcpc
make && make tst

Option 2 (Visual Studio): "File" - "Open" - "CMake", "Build" - "Build All"

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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