filesystem vs lightdash-mcp-server

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	lightdash-mcp-server by syucream
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filesystem · Summary

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

lightdash-mcp-server · Summary

MCP server providing AI assistants with standardized access to Lightdash's analytics platform through API tools.

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

lightdash-mcp-server · Use cases

AI assistants can explore Lightdash projects and retrieve specific data visualizations based on user queries
Automated documentation generation for business metrics and dashboards by extracting chart configurations
Integration with AI systems to create natural language interfaces for business data exploration

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.

lightdash-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Via Smithery (Recommended)

npx -y @smithery/cli install lightdash-mcp-server --client claude

Manual Installation

npm install lightdash-mcp-server

Configuration

Set these environment variables:

LIGHTDASH_API_KEY: Your Lightdash Personal Access Token
LIGHTDASH_API_URL: The API base URL

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "lightdash": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "lightdash-mcp-server"
    ],
    "env": {
      "LIGHTDASH_API_KEY": "<your PAT>",
      "LIGHTDASH_API_URL": "https://<your base url>"
    }
  }
}

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