filesystem vs surrealmcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | surrealmcp by surrealdb | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 94 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 48 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | DatabaseDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last commit | this month | 1 mo ago |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
surrealmcp · Summary
Official SurrealDB MCP server enabling AI assistants to interact with SurrealDB databases.
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
surrealmcp · Use cases
- AI assistants querying and manipulating data in SurrealDB databases
- Developers using AI coding tools with database access
- AI-powered applications that need to interact with graph databases
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.
surrealmcp · Install
Installation
Building from source
cargo install --path .Using Docker
docker run --rm -i --pull always surrealdb/surrealmcp:latest startClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"SurrealDB": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"--pull", "always",
"surrealdb/surrealmcp:latest",
"start"
],
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}