filesystem vs open-claude-in-chrome

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	open-claude-in-chrome by noemica-io
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 89
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Score	77	47
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Browser AutomationDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Last commit	this month	this month

filesystem · Summary

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

open-claude-in-chrome · Summary

Open-source Chrome extension that enables unrestricted browser automation with Claude Code through MCP protocol.

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

open-claude-in-chrome · Use cases

Automate interactions on websites that are blocked by official Claude extension
Perform browser automation across multiple Chromium browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, etc.)
Enable Claude to navigate and interact with financial, dating, and other restricted sites

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.

open-claude-in-chrome · Install

Installation

Clone and install dependencies:

cd host
npm install
cd ..

Load extension in browser:

Go to chrome://extensions (or equivalent for other browsers)
Enable Developer mode
Click "Load unpacked" and select extension/ directory
Copy the extension ID

./install.sh <your-extension-id>

Add to Claude Code:

claude mcp add open-claude-in-chrome -- node /absolute/path/to/host/mcp-server.js

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