filesystem vs django-firebase-mcp

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	django-firebase-mcp by raghavdasila
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 15
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	39
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	DatabaseCloud StorageDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	11 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

django-firebase-mcp · Summary

A Django-based MCP server providing 14 Firebase tools for AI agents to interact with Firestore, Auth, and Cloud Storage.

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

django-firebase-mcp · Use cases

Building AI agents that need to interact with Firebase databases and storage
Creating applications that require user authentication through Firebase
Developing prototypes with real backend services using MCP tools

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.

django-firebase-mcp · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/raghavdasila/django-firebase-mcp.git
cd django-firebase-mcp

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Set up Firebase credentials:

Download service account key from Firebase Console
Save as credentials.json in project root

Configure environment variables:

Create .env file with:

SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH=credentials.json
FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your-project-id.appspot.com
MCP_TRANSPORT=http
MCP_HOST=127.0.0.1
MCP_PORT=8001

Test with standalone agent:

python firebase_admin_mcp/standalone_firebase_agent.py

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

"mcpServers": {
  "django-firebase-mcp": {
    "command": "python",
    "args": ["manage.py", "run_mcp"],
    "env": {
      "PYTHONPATH": "/path/to/django-firebase-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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