filesystem vs ARBuilder
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | ARBuilder by Quantum3-Labs | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 21 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 43 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
ARBuilder · Summary
AI-powered development assistant for Arbitrum ecosystem with 19 MCP tools providing code generation for Stylus, SDKs, dApps and Orbit chains.
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
ARBuilder · Use cases
- Smart contract development for Arbitrum Stylus in Rust
- Cross-chain asset bridging and messaging SDK implementation
- Full-stack dApp development with frontend, backend, indexer and oracle components
- Orbit chain deployment and configuration assistance
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.
ARBuilder · Install
Hosted Installation (Recommended)
# Claude Code
claude mcp add arbbuilder -- npx -y mcp-remote https://arbuilder.app/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (Cursor / VS Code):
{
"mcpServers": {
"arbbuilder": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://arbuilder.app/mcp",
"--header", "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"]
}
}
}Get your API key at [arbuilder.app](https://arbuilder.app)
Self-hosted Installation
Coming soon - see documentation for setup instructions.