filesystem vs ChatSQL

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	ChatSQL by thomasjerard
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 0
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Score	77	30
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	DatabaseAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	11 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

ChatSQL · Summary

ChatSQL converts natural language questions to PostgreSQL queries using Gemini and FastMCP protocol.

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

ChatSQL · Use cases

Business analysts querying databases without SQL knowledge
Quick data exploration by asking questions instead of writing queries
Educational tool for learning SQL through natural language interaction

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.

ChatSQL · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/thomasjerard/ChatSQL.git
cd chatSQL

Create a .env file with your database credentials and Gemini API key:

DB_NAME=chattosql
DB_USER=postgres
DB_PASS=yourpassword
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432
GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-api-key

Run the server in one terminal:

./run_server.sh

Run the client in another terminal:

./run_client.sh

To use with Claude Desktop, add to your config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chatsql": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["path/to/chatsql/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

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