filesystem vs mermaid-mcp

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	mermaid-mcp by Narasimhaponnada
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Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Last commit	this month	6 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mermaid-mcp · Summary

AI-powered Mermaid diagram generation MCP server for GitHub Copilot, Claude, and custom LLM applications.

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

mermaid-mcp · Use cases

Generate architecture diagrams for technical documentation
Create flowcharts for CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions
Build sequence diagrams for user authentication workflows

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.

mermaid-mcp · Install

Installation

Option 1: Install from NPM (Recommended)

npm install -g @narasimhaponnada/mermaid-mcp-server
mermaid-mcp --version

Option 2: Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/Narasimhaponnada/mermaid-mcp.git
cd mermaid-mcp/mermaid-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Configure with GitHub Copilot

Add to your VS Code settings:

{
  "github.copilot.mcp.servers": {
    "mermaid": {
      "command": "mermaid-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configure with Claude Desktop

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mermaid": {
      "command": "mermaid-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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