filesystem vs mcp-prompts-catalog
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-prompts-catalog by sparesparrow | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 2 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 32 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | AI / LLM ToolsProductivityDeveloper Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last commit | this month | 11 mo ago |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
mcp-prompts-catalog · Summary
A curated catalog of prompts for MCP ecosystem with JSON/YAML/TXT/MD 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
mcp-prompts-catalog · Use cases
- Managing prompt libraries in team environments to prevent fragmentation
- Organizing prompts by categories for different use cases
- Automating prompt loading in MCP-compatible applications
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-prompts-catalog · Install
Install with npm:
npm install @sparesparrow/mcp-prompts-catalogUsage in your MCP project:
const {
getPromptsDir,
getCategories,
listPrompts,
loadPrompt,
} = require('@sparesparrow/mcp-prompts-catalog');
console.log(getPromptsDir()); // Absolute path to prompts directory
console.log(getCategories()); // List of categories
console.log(loadPrompt('development-system-prompt', 'general'));