filesystem vs lumen
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | lumen by ory | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 190 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 51 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSearch |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
lumen · Summary
Local semantic code search engine that reduces AI agent token usage by up to 66% through efficient code indexing.
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
lumen · Use cases
- Enhancing code search for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and OpenCode AI assistants
- Reducing AI processing costs for code analysis in large codebases
- Improving development efficiency by providing semantic code search
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.
lumen · Install
Installation
Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add ory/claude-plugins
/plugin install lumen@oryVerify by starting a new Claude session and running /lumen:doctor.
Cursor
Lumen ships a native Cursor plugin bundle. Use Cursor's plugin installation workflow with the bundle in .cursor-plugin/ directory.
Codex
codecodex mcp add lumen -- "${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}/lumen/scripts/run" stdioOpenCode
Add @ory/lumen-opencode to the plugin array in your opencode.json:
{
"plugin": ["@ory/lumen-opencode"]
}