filesystem vs mcp-auth-proxy
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-auth-proxy by sigbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 117 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 47 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | SecurityDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
mcp-auth-proxy · Summary
An OAuth 2.1 authentication proxy for MCP servers that adds security without code changes.
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-auth-proxy · Use cases
- Securing self-hosted MCP servers with enterprise authentication
- Adding OAuth protection to file system or other MCP servers
- Providing centralized authentication for multiple MCP deployments
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-auth-proxy · Install
Installation
- Download the binary from the [release page](https://github.com/sigbit/mcp-auth-proxy/releases)
- For stdio transport:
./mcp-auth-proxy \
--external-url https://{your-domain} \
--tls-accept-tos \
--password changeme \
-- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem ./- For SSE/HTTP transport with URL:
./mcp-auth-proxy \
--external-url https://{your-domain} \
--tls-accept-tos \
--password changeme \
-- https://your-mcp-server/mcpClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"auth-protected-server": {
"command": "path/to/mcp-auth-proxy",
"args": ["--external-url", "https://your-domain", "--tls-accept-tos", "--password", "your-password", "--", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/"]
}
}
}