filesystem vs mcp-gateway

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	mcp-gateway by theognis1002
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 41
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	47
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Ops & InfraSecurityDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	Go
Last commit	this month	3 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mcp-gateway · Summary

Production-ready API gateway for MCP servers with authentication, logging, rate limiting, and multi-protocol support.

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

mcp-gateway · Use cases

Enterprise deployment of MCP servers with centralized security and monitoring
Bridging existing REST APIs into the MCP ecosystem
Creating virtual MCP servers with custom tools and resources
Multi-protocol support for MCP integration across different environments

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.

mcp-gateway · Install

Docker Installation (Recommended)

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/mcp-gateway/mcp-gateway.git
cd mcp-gateway

# Copy env
cp .env.example .env

# Run with Docker Compose
docker compose up --build

After starting the gateway, access the admin interface at http://localhost:3000 with credentials admin@admin.com / qwerty123.

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-p", "8080:8080", "mcp-gateway/mcp-gateway:latest"]
    }
  }
}

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