filesystem vs tiger-cli

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

	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	tiger-cli by timescale
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 108
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	49
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	DatabaseDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Go
Last commit	this month	this month

filesystem · Summary

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

tiger-cli · Summary

Command-line interface for Tiger Cloud with MCP server for AI assistants to manage Postgres services and execute queries.

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

tiger-cli · Use cases

AI assistants like Claude Code managing PostgreSQL services through Tiger Cloud
Developers executing SQL queries on remote databases via MCP integration
Automating database service lifecycle operations with AI coding tools

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.

tiger-cli · Install

Installation

Install Tiger CLI using one of the following methods:

Script (macOS/Linux/WSL)

curl -fsSL https://cli.tigerdata.com | sh

Windows

irm https://cli.tigerdata.com/install.ps1 | iex

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install --cask timescale/tap/tiger-cli

MCP Server Setup

After installing Tiger CLI, authenticate and install the MCP server:

tiger auth login
tiger mcp install

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tiger": {
      "command": "tiger",
      "args": [
        "mcp",
        "start"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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