filesystem vs notebooklm-mcp-secure

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	notebooklm-mcp-secure by Pantheon-Security
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 63
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	48
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	AI / LLM ToolsSecurityProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

filesystem · Summary

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

notebooklm-mcp-secure · Summary

Enterprise-grade MCP server for Google NotebookLM with 17 security layers and advanced features like Gemini Deep Research.

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

notebooklm-mcp-secure · Use cases

Enterprise knowledge management teams securely querying NotebookLM documents from AI assistants
Researchers creating video overviews and data tables from NotebookLM content programmatically
Security-conscious organizations integrating NotebookLM with AI agents while maintaining compliance

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.

notebooklm-mcp-secure · Install

Installation

Quick Install (via Claude Desktop CLI)

claude mcp add notebooklm -- npx @pan-sec/notebooklm-mcp@latest

Manual Installation

npm install -g @pan-sec/notebooklm-mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notebooklm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@pan-sec/notebooklm-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Authentication

Run authentication setup:

npx @pan-sec/notebooklm-mcp setup_auth

Follow browser-based authentication flow to complete setup.

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