filesystem vs mcp-proxy-server

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

	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	mcp-proxy-server by ptbsare
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 194
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	46
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsOps & InfraProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	10 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-proxy-server · Summary

A central proxy server that aggregates and manages multiple MCP servers through a unified HTTP or SSE endpoint with web UI.

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

mcp-proxy-server · Use cases

Organizing multiple MCP servers into a single endpoint for client applications
Managing tool access and permissions through the web admin interface
Monitoring installation progress of stdio servers through the web UI

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.

mcp-proxy-server · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ptbsare/mcp-proxy-server.git
cd mcp-proxy-server

Install dependencies:

npm install

Configure your backend servers in config/mcp_server.json

Run the server:

npm run dev  # for Stdio mode
npm run dev:sse  # for SSE and HTTP endpoints

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-proxy": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "ENABLE_ADMIN_UI": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

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