uMCP vs filesystem

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	uMCP by mika-f	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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uMCP · Summary

uMCP is a lightweight MCP server implementation for Unity applications that uses Streamable HTTP protocol to connect AI agents safely.

filesystem · Summary

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

uMCP · Use cases

Integrating AI assistants into Unity game development workflows
Allowing AI agents to interact with Unity applications via MCP clients
Extending Unity functionality with custom AI-driven tools

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

uMCP · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Unity Editor: Version 2022.3 LTS or newer
MCP client supporting Streamable HTTP (e.g., VSCode Agent Mode, Cursor, CLINE)

Install CoreFramework

Using Unity Package Manager:

openupm add com.natsuneko.modelcontextprotocol.core-framework

Using Git URL:

Open Unity project
Go to Window > Package Manager
Click + to 'Add package from git URL...'
Enter URL: https://github.com/mika-f/uMCP.git?path=/Assets/NatsunekoLaboratory/ModelContextProtocol/CoreFramework

Install Additional Packages

openupm add com.natsuneko.modelcontextprotocol.management-tools
openupm add com.natsuneko.modelcontextprotocol.vrchat-world-tools

Configuration

Configure your MCP client to connect to:

http://localhost:7225/mcp

Example for VSCode Agent Mode:

{
  "servers": {
    "uMCP": {
      "url": "http://localhost:7225/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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