mcp-scan vs filesystem

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

	mcp-scan by mltrev23	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	SecurityDeveloper ToolsMonitoring	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	10 mo ago	this month

mcp-scan · Summary

MCP-Scan is a security tool that statically and dynamically scans MCP connections for vulnerabilities like prompt injection and tool poisoning.

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-scan · Use cases

Security auditing of MCP servers before deployment in production environments
Real-time monitoring of MCP traffic in development and testing environments
Enforcing custom security policies on MCP tool calls and responses

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-scan · Install

Install via pip:

pip install mcp-scan

For quick usage:

uvx mcp-scan@latest scan

To use as a proxy:

mcp-scan proxy

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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