filesystem vs wcgw

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	wcgw by rusiaaman
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsFile SystemAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	1 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

wcgw · Summary

An MCP server providing shell and code editing tools with interactive terminal access for AI agents.

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

wcgw · Use cases

AI-assisted software development with iterative code execution and debugging
Automated file system operations and batch processing through AI commands
Interactive shell access with the ability to resume and share task checkpoints

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.

wcgw · Install

Installation

**Mac and Linux**

Install uv using homebrew: brew install uv
Create or update claude_desktop_config.json in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ with:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wcgw": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--python", "3.12", "wcgw@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop

**Windows (WSL)**

Install [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/)
Update claude_desktop_config.json in %APPDATA%\Claude\ with:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wcgw": {
      "command": "wsl.exe",
      "args": ["uvx", "--python", "3.12", "wcgw@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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