filesystem vs gograph
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | gograph by ozgurcd | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 118 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 47 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
gograph · Summary
A local AST/type-aware Go repository context indexer that creates optimized graphs for AI coding 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
gograph · Use cases
- Enhancing AI code understanding in Go projects by providing structured context
- Code refactoring assistance by showing impact analysis of changes
- Code quality analysis through cyclomatic complexity and coupling metrics
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.
gograph · Install
# MacOS / Linux (via Homebrew)
brew install ozgurcd/tap/gograph
# Or using Go:
go install github.com/ozgurcd/gograph/cmd/gograph@latestTo use as an MCP server, you would need to integrate it with your MCP client configuration. The tool supports JSON output for machine-parseable results which is ideal for MCP integration.