filesystem vs mcp-center

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	mcp-center by nautilus-ops
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 41
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Score	77	42
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Ops & InfraDeveloper ToolsMonitoring
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	8 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-center · Summary

MCP Center is a centralized proxy service for managing and connecting multiple MCP servers with service discovery and authentication.

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-center · Use cases

Managing multiple MCP servers in a Kubernetes cluster with unified service discovery
Implementing consistent authentication across all MCP servers
Monitoring and filtering tool parameters for traceability and debugging

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.

mcp-center · Install

Installation

Using Docker

# 1. Pull the latest image
docker pull nautilusops/mcp-center:latest

# 2. Start the container
docker run -d \
  --name mcp-center \
  -p 5432:5432 \
  -e MCP_ADMIN_TOKEN=your-custom-token \
  -e POSTGRES_HOST=your-postgres-host \
  -e POSTGRES_PORT=your-postgres-port \
  -e POSTGRES_USERNAME=your-postgres-username \
  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your-postgres-password \
  -e POSTGRES_DATABASE=your-postgres-database \
  nautilusops/mcp-center:latest

From Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/nautilus-ops/mcp-center.git
cd mcp-center

# Build the project
cargo build --release

# Set environments
export MCP_ADMIN_TOKEN=your-custom-token
export POSTGRES_HOST=your-postgres-host
export POSTGRES_PORT=your-postgres-port
export POSTGRES_USERNAME=your-postgres-username
export POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your-postgres-password
export POSTGRES_DATABASE=your-postgres-database

# Run the application
./target/release/mcp-center run --config bootstrap.toml

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-center": {
      "command": "mcp-center",
      "args": ["proxy"]
    }
  }
}

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