filesystem vs csv-editor

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	csv-editor by santoshray02
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Score	77	45
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsProductivitydata-analysis
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.

csv-editor · Summary

Stateful CSV editing MCP server with 39 pandas-powered tools, sessions, undo/redo and auto-save features.

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

csv-editor · Use cases

Data cleaning and preprocessing for analysts to remove duplicates, fix data types, and handle missing values
ETL pipelines with complex transformations like filtering, aggregating, and converting between data formats
Data quality assurance through schema validation, outlier detection, and comprehensive quality scoring

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.

csv-editor · Install

Installing via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install @santoshray02/csv-editor --client claude

Fastest Installation (Recommended)

# Install uv if needed (one-time setup)
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Clone and run
git clone https://github.com/santoshray02/csv-editor.git
cd csv-editor
uv sync
uv run csv-editor

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

**macOS:** ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
**Windows:** %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
**Linux:** ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "csv-editor": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["tool", "run", "csv-editor"],
      "env": {
        "CSV_MAX_FILE_SIZE": "1073741824"
      }
    }
  }
}

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