filesystem vs apple-mcp

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	apple-mcp by supermemoryai
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	ProductivityCommunicationAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	9 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

apple-mcp · Summary

Apple MCP server that turns native Apple apps into AI superpowers via tools for Messages, Notes, Contacts, Mail, etc.

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

apple-mcp · Use cases

Automating communication by having AI read messages and send replies based on context
Productivity workflows where AI analyzes notes and creates reminders or calendar events
Information retrieval through AI that searches contacts, emails, and calendar data based on natural language queries

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.

apple-mcp · Install

Installation

Option 1: Smithery (Recommended)

npx -y install-mcp apple-mcp --client claude

For Cursor users:

npx -y install-mcp apple-mcp --client cursor

Option 2: Manual Setup

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-mcp": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["--no-cache", "apple-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

First, ensure you have bun installed:

brew install oven-sh/bun/bun

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