filesystem vs Custom-MCP-Server

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	Custom-MCP-Server by Sharan-Kumar-R
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 75
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Score	77	40
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Web ScrapingDeveloper ToolsOther
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	11 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

Custom-MCP-Server · Summary

An MCP server providing scraping tools for LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Google search.

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

Custom-MCP-Server · Use cases

Researching professional backgrounds via LinkedIn profiles
Gathering public information about individuals from social media
Performing web searches and social media monitoring for intelligence gathering

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.

Custom-MCP-Server · Install

Installation

Add MCP to your Python project using uv:

uv init custom-mcp-server
cd custom-mcp-server
uv add "mcp[cli]"

Install additional dependencies:

uv add httpx python-dotenv fastmcp

Add API keys to your .env file:

RAPIDAPI_KEY=your_rapidapi_key_here
SERPER_API_KEY=your_serper_api_key_here

Install the server:

uv run mcp install main.py

For Claude Desktop, restart the app after installation to see the new tools.

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