filesystem vs gospy
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | gospy by monsterxx03 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 96 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 44 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsMonitoringOps & Infra |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | 9 mo ago |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
gospy · Summary
Go process inspector MCP server with goroutine analysis, memory statistics, and binary information via terminal UI or API.
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
gospy · Use cases
- Debugging Go applications by inspecting goroutine states and memory usage
- Monitoring production Go services for performance issues and resource leaks
- Analyzing runtime characteristics of third-party Go binaries without source code
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.
gospy · Install
Installation
go install github.com/monsterxx03/gospy@latestClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to Claude Desktop config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gospy": {
"command": "sudo",
"args": ["gospy", "serve", "--enable-mcp", "--port", "8974"],
"env": {}
}
}
}