filesystem vs shebe
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | shebe by shebe-oss | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 32 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 43 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsSearchAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last commit | this month | 3 mo ago |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
shebe · Summary
Fast BM25 code search tool with 14 MCP tools for AI coding agents to find references and search codebases.
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
shebe · Use cases
- Finding all references to a symbol in large codebases for refactoring
- Searching polyglot codebases for specific patterns or functions
- Impact analysis before making changes to unfamiliar repositories
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.
shebe · Install
Installation
**Homebrew (macOS and Linux):**
brew tap shebe-oss/tap
brew install shebe**Manual download (Linux x86_64):**
export SHEBE_VERSION=v0.5.8
curl -LO "https://github.com/shebe-oss/shebe-releases/releases/download/${SHEBE_VERSION}/shebe-${SHEBE_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
curl -LO "https://github.com/shebe-oss/shebe-releases/releases/download/${SHEBE_VERSION}/shebe-${SHEBE_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz.sha256"
sha256sum -c shebe-${SHEBE_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz.sha256
tar -xzf shebe-${SHEBE_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
sudo mv shebe shebe-mcp /usr/local/bin/**Claude Desktop Configuration:** Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"shebe": {
"command": "shebe-mcp",
"args": []
}
}
}