filesystem vs drawio-architecture-skill

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	drawio-architecture-skill by moon09300731
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Language	TypeScript	Shell
Last commit	this month	3 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

drawio-architecture-skill · Summary

A Claude Code skill for creating architecture diagrams using draw.io via MCP server.

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

drawio-architecture-skill · Use cases

Creating system architecture diagrams with color-coded layers
Generating UML diagrams for software design documentation
Producing flowcharts for business processes or data pipelines

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.

drawio-architecture-skill · Install

Installation Options

**Manual Installation**

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/moon09300731/drawio-architecture-skill.git
cd drawio-architecture-skill

# Copy to Claude skills directory
cp -r drawio-architecture ~/.claude/skills/

# Verify installation
ls -la ~/.claude/skills/drawio-architecture/

**One-click Installation**

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/moon09300731/drawio-architecture-skill/main/install.sh | bash

Prerequisites

Requires the draw.io MCP Server:

# Install with npx
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-drawio

# Or globally install
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-drawio

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