filesystem vs native-devtools-mcp

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

	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	native-devtools-mcp by sh3ll3x3c
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 99
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	47
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsBrowser AutomationProductivity
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	1 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

native-devtools-mcp · Summary

Multi-platform MCP server for desktop automation with screenshots, OCR, input simulation, browser automation via CDP, and Android support.

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

native-devtools-mcp · Use cases

Automating repetitive desktop tasks across applications
Web scraping and automation of Chrome/Electron apps
Mobile app testing and automation on Android devices

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.

native-devtools-mcp · Install

Installation

**Option 1: Run with npx (no install needed)**

npx -y native-devtools-mcp

**Option 2: Global install**

npm install -g native-devtools-mcp

**Option 3: Build from source (Rust)**

git clone https://github.com/sh3ll3x3c/native-devtools-mcp
cd native-devtools-mcp
cargo build --release

**Claude Desktop Configuration**

macOS:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "native-devtools": {
      "command": "/Applications/NativeDevtools.app/Contents/MacOS/native-devtools-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "native-devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "native-devtools-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Run setup after installation:

npx native-devtools-mcp setup

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