filesystem vs scrapegraph-mcp

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	scrapegraph-mcp by ScrapeGraphAI
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 72
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	48
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	this month

filesystem · Summary

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

scrapegraph-mcp · Summary

ScrapeGraph MCP server provides AI-powered web scraping tools including extract, search, crawl, schema generation, and monitoring capabilities.

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

scrapegraph-mcp · Use cases

Extract product prices and information from e-commerce websites
Research and summarize latest AI developments from multiple sources
Monitor competitor websites for price changes or new product launches

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.

scrapegraph-mcp · Install

Installation

Via Smithery (Recommended)

npx -y @smithery/cli install @ScrapeGraphAI/scrapegraph-mcp --client claude

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "@ScrapeGraphAI-scrapegraph-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@smithery/cli@latest",
                "run",
                "@ScrapeGraphAI/scrapegraph-mcp",
                "--config",
                "\"{\\\"scrapegraphApiKey\\\":\\\"YOUR-SGAI-API-KEY\\\"}\""
            ]
        }
    }
}

Remote Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapegraph-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote@0.1.25",
        "https://scrapegraph-mcp.onrender.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "X-API-Key:YOUR_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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