filesystem vs mcpo
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | mcpo by open-webui | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 4,197 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 58 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 3 mo ago |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
mcpo · Summary
A proxy server that exposes MCP tools as OpenAPI-compatible HTTP endpoints for seamless integration with LLM agents.
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
mcpo · Use cases
- Integrating MCP tools with Open WebUI and other LLM frontends expecting OpenAPI
- Securing MCP servers by adding authentication and documentation through standard HTTP interfaces
- Enabling legacy systems and web applications to consume MCP tools without protocol changes
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.
mcpo · Install
Installation
# Using uv (recommended)
uvx mcpo --port 8000 --api-key "top-secret" -- your_mcp_server_command
# Using pip
pip install mcpo
mcpo --port 8000 --api-key "top-secret" -- your_mcp_server_commandDocker
docker run -p 8000:8000 ghcr.io/open-webui/mcpo:main --api-key "top-secret" -- your_mcp_server_commandClaude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpo-proxy": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcpo", "--port", "8000", "--api-key", "top-secret", "--", "your_mcp_server_command"]
}
}
}