filesystem vs a2a-go

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	a2a-go by TheApeMachine
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 3
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Score	77	33
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra
Language	TypeScript	Go
Last commit	this month	9 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

a2a-go · Summary

A2A-Go is a distributed AI agent framework implementing Google's A2A protocol with MCP interoperability.

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

a2a-go · Use cases

Building distributed multi-agent AI systems with specialized roles
Creating automated workflows across different enterprise tools (GitHub, Azure DevOps, Slack)
Implementing secure browser automation with VPN network context switching

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.

a2a-go · Install

Installation

From Source

git clone https://github.com/theapemachine/a2a-go.git
cd a2a-go
go build -o a2a-go main.go
./a2a-go --help

Using Docker

docker build -t theapemachine/a2a-go:latest .
docker run -it --rm theapemachine/a2a-go:latest ui

Quick Start

make server  # Start all services
make client  # Run the Terminal UI client

Claude Desktop Configuration

To use with Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "a2a-go": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-it", "--rm", "theapemachine/a2a-go:latest", "ui"]
    }
  }
}

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