mcp-gateway vs filesystem

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

	mcp-gateway by MikkoParkkola	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSecurity	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Rust	TypeScript
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mcp-gateway · Summary

Universal MCP Gateway that multiplexes tools with 95% token savings via Meta-MCP.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-gateway · Use cases

Connecting numerous MCP servers without burning context windows
Converting REST APIs to MCP capabilities with OpenAPI import
Securing AI tool access with centralized validation and hash-pinning

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

mcp-gateway · Install

Installation Methods

**Homebrew (macOS/Linux, recommended)**

brew install MikkoParkkola/tap/mcp-gateway

**Cargo**

cargo install mcp-gateway

**Direct binary download**

# macOS Apple Silicon
curl -L https://github.com/MikkoParkkola/mcp-gateway/releases/latest/download/mcp-gateway-darwin-arm64 -o mcp-gateway && chmod +x mcp-gateway

**Docker**

docker run -v $(pwd)/gateway.yaml:/config.yaml ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/mcp-gateway:latest --config /config.yaml

Setup

mcp-gateway setup wizard --configure-client
mcp-gateway serve
mcp-gateway doctor

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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