filesystem vs chatgpt-app-typescript-template

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	chatgpt-app-typescript-template by pomerium
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 16
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Score	77	45
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

filesystem · Summary

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

chatgpt-app-typescript-template · Summary

Production-ready MCP app template for building ChatGPT-style tools with React UI widgets.

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

chatgpt-app-typescript-template · Use cases

Building custom AI-powered tools with interactive UI for ChatGPT
Creating MCP applications with React-based frontends
Developing tools that integrate with various MCP hosts like Claude Desktop and VS Code

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.

chatgpt-app-typescript-template · Install

Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/pomerium/chatgpt-app-typescript-template your-chatgpt-app
cd your-chatgpt-app
npm install
npm run dev

ChatGPT Connection

Create a public tunnel using [Pomerium's SSH tunnel](https://www.pomerium.com/docs/tcp/ssh):

``bash ssh -R 0 pom.run ``

Find your public URL in the terminal output
In ChatGPT, go to **Settings → Connectors → Add Connector**
Enter your Remote URL + /mcp, e.g. https://your-unique-url.pom.run/mcp
Save the connector and test with your tool

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