filesystem vs civic-ai-tools

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	civic-ai-tools by npstorey
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 30
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	44
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	AI / LLM Toolsgovernment-dataDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	this month

filesystem · Summary

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

civic-ai-tools · Summary

MCP server connecting AI assistants to government open data with anti-hallucination framework.

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

civic-ai-tools · Use cases

Journalists analyzing public service complaints and trends
Government workers accessing housing and health code violation data
Researchers comparing demographic and economic indicators across cities

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.

civic-ai-tools · Install

Quick start (recommended)

Click the **"Open in GitHub Codespaces"** button in the repository
Wait for environment to build (everything installs automatically)
Open **Copilot Chat** in Agent mode and start asking questions

Local setup

git clone https://github.com/npstorey/civic-ai-tools.git
cd civic-ai-tools
cp .env.example .env
./scripts/setup.sh

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civic-ai-tools": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "mcp/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "SOCRATA_APP_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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