filesystem vs agent-board
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | agent-board by quentintou | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 21 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 39 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | 3 mo ago |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
agent-board · Summary
Open-source multi-agent task board with Kanban, DAG dependencies, and MCP server integration.
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
agent-board · Use cases
- Coordinating multiple OpenClaw agents with task dependencies
- Building multi-step AI workflows with automatic task chaining
- Managing AI agent teams with audit trails and performance metrics
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.
agent-board · Install
git clone https://github.com/quentintou/agent-board.git
cd agent-board
npm install
npm run build
npm startFor Claude Desktop integration, add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"agent-board": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"AGENTBOARD_API_KEYS": "sk-abc123:agent1,sk-def456:agent2"
}
}
}
}