filesystem vs cursor-rust-tools

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	cursor-rust-tools by terhechte
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 83
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	40
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	12 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

cursor-rust-tools · Summary

MCP server enabling Rust LLMs to access Rust Analyzer, Crate Docs, and Cargo commands in Cursor.

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

cursor-rust-tools · Use cases

Enable AI coding assistants to provide accurate Rust type information and documentation in Cursor
Allow AI agents to run cargo check and test commands for real-time validation
Integrate up-to-date dependency documentation into AI coding workflows

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.

cursor-rust-tools · Install

Installation

cargo install --git https://github.com/terhechte/cursor-rust-tools

Run with UI

cursor-rust-tools

Run without UI

cursor-rust-tools --no-ui

Configuration

Create a ~/.cursor-rust-tools configuration file with TOML format:

[[projects]]
root = "/path/to/your/rust/project"
ignore_crates = []

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cursor-rust-tools": {
      "command": "cursor-rust-tools",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Then configure your project with a .cursor/mcp.json file to enable the server for specific projects.

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