filesystem vs mysql-mcp-server

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	mysql-mcp-server by TickHaiJun
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	DatabaseDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Last commit	this month	9 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

mysql-mcp-server · Summary

A Node.js MCP server that connects to MySQL databases, providing SQL query execution and metadata retrieval.

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

mysql-mcp-server · Use cases

AI assistants that need to query or analyze MySQL data
Database administrators needing automated management tools
Data analysis workflows requiring SQL execution capability

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.

mysql-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/TickHaiJun/mysql-mcp-server.git
cd mysql-mcp-server

Install dependencies

npm install

Configure database connection (create .env file)

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
DB_NAME=yourdatabase

Start the server

node src/index.js

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mysql": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mysql-mcp-server/src/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "DB_HOST": "localhost",
        "DB_PORT": "3306",
        "DB_USER": "yourusername",
        "DB_PASSWORD": "yourpassword",
        "DB_NAME": "yourdatabase"
      }
    }
  }
}

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