filesystem vs modex
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | modex by theronic | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 114 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 41 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsDatabase |
| Language | TypeScript | Clojure |
| Last commit | this month | 14 mo ago |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
modex · Summary
Modex is a Clojure library implementing MCP Server & Client to extend AI models with tools, resources, and prompts.
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
modex · Use cases
- Augmenting AI models with database tools like Datomic integration
- Building custom MCP servers for production systems monitoring
- Extending AI clients with domain-specific tools and resources
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.
modex · Install
Installation
- Clone the repository:
``bash git clone git@github.com/theronic/modex.git cd modex ``
- Build the uberjar:
``bash ./build.sh ` This creates an executable jar at target/modex-mcp-0.2.2.jar`.
- Configure Claude Desktop:
Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and add: ``json { "mcpServers": { "modex-mcp": { "command": "java", "args": ["-jar", "/full/path/to/modex/target/modex-mcp-0.2.2.jar"] } } } ``
- Restart Claude Desktop to activate the server.