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filesystem vs mcp-memory

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filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-memory
by Puliczek
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Last committhis month13 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-memory · Summary

MCP Memory server that enables cross-conversation user memory using vector search technology on Cloudflare infrastructure.

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-memory · Use cases

  • Personalizing AI assistant responses based on user preferences and history
  • Building long-term contextual awareness for chat applications
  • Creating knowledge bases that persist across multiple sessions

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-memory · Install

Installation Options

Option 1: One-Click Deploy

Click the deploy button and choose:

  • Dimensions: 1024
  • Metric: cosine

Option 2: Using the Template

  1. Click 'Use this template' button
  2. Clone the new repository
  3. Follow setup instructions

Option 3: Cloudflare CLI

npm create cloudflare@latest --git https://github.com/puliczek/mcp-memory

Setup (Options 2 & 3)

  1. Install dependencies:
npm install
  1. Create Vectorize index:
npx wrangler vectorize create mcp-memory-vectorize --dimensions 1024 --metric cosine
  1. Run locally:
npm run dev
  1. Deploy:
npm run deploy

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@puliczek/mcp-memory"]
    }
  }
}
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