filesystem vs MCP-Next.js

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	MCP-Next.js by sattarrasouli
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 0
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	30
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	7 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

MCP-Next.js · Summary

A Next.js MCP server with TypeScript that exposes multiple simple tools like dice rolling and greetings via JSON-RPC API.

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

MCP-Next.js · Use cases

Learning how to build MCP servers with Next.js
Testing MCP tool connectivity with various clients
Simple demonstration of MCP protocol implementation

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.

MCP-Next.js · Install

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/sattarrasouli/MCP-Next.js.git
cd MCP-Next.js

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run the development server
npm run dev

The MCP API will be available at http://localhost:3000/api/mcp.

**Claude Desktop Configuration:** Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-nextjs": {
      "command": "npm",
      "args": ["run", "dev"],
      "env": {
        "NODE_PATH": "."
      }
    }
  }
}

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