filesystem vs MySearch-Proxy

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	MySearch-Proxy by skernelx
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 120
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	47
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	SearchAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	2 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

MySearch-Proxy · Summary

Unified search MCP server that proxies requests to Tavily, Firecrawl, Exa and Social with a central management layer.

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

MySearch-Proxy · Use cases

Local AI assistant with unified search capabilities
OpenClaw search skill deployment
Team-based shared search backend with token management

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.

MySearch-Proxy · Install

Installation

Option 1: Direct MCP Installation

cd /path/to/MySearch-Proxy
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

# Configure environment variables
echo 'MYSEARCH_PROXY_BASE_URL=https://your-mysearch-proxy.example.com' >> .env
echo 'MYSEARCH_PROXY_API_KEY=mysp-...' >> .env

./install.sh

Option 2: Deploy Proxy First

mkdir -p mysearch-proxy-data
docker run -d \
  --name mysearch-proxy \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  -p 9874:9874 \
  -e ADMIN_PASSWORD=change-me \
  -v $(pwd)/mysearch-proxy-data:/app/data \
  skernelx/mysearch-proxy:latest

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mysearch": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "mysearch.mcp_server"],
      "env": {
        "MYSEARCH_PROXY_BASE_URL": "https://your-mysearch-proxy.example.com",
        "MYSEARCH_PROXY_API_KEY": "mysp-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

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