filesystem vs puppeteer-mcp-server

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	puppeteer-mcp-server by sultannaufal
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Score	77	42
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Browser AutomationWeb ScrapingDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	6 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

puppeteer-mcp-server · Summary

Self-hosted Puppeteer MCP server with browser automation tools, supporting multiple transports and API key authentication.

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

puppeteer-mcp-server · Use cases

Automated web testing and screenshots of web applications
Web scraping and data extraction from dynamic websites
Automated form filling and UI interaction testing

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.

puppeteer-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Using Docker (Recommended)

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/sultannaufal/puppeteer-mcp-server.git
cd puppeteer-mcp-server

# Create .env file with your API key
echo "API_KEY=your-secure-api-key-here" > .env

# Start with Docker Compose
docker compose --env-file .env up -d

Manual Installation

# Prerequisites: Node.js 18+, npm 8+
npm install
npm run build
npm start

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "puppeteer": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

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