filesystem vs apple-notes-mcp

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	apple-notes-mcp by sweetrb
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 27
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Score	77	44
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	ProductivityFile SystemAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	1 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

apple-notes-mcp · Summary

MCP server that bridges AI assistants with Apple Notes on macOS via AppleScript.

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-notes-mcp · Use cases

Saving AI conversations as notes in Apple Notes with specific titles and organization
Searching across all notes or within specific folders to find relevant information
Managing notes through natural language commands like moving notes to archive folders

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-notes-mcp · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-notes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["apple-notes-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

npm

npm install -g github:sweetrb/apple-notes-mcp

Claude Code

Install the sweetrb/apple-notes-mcp MCP server so you can help me manage my Apple Notes

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