filesystem vs crw
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | crw by us | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 88 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 47 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
crw · Summary
Fast, lightweight Firecrawl alternative in Rust with MCP server for AI agents. Web scraper, crawler & search API.
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
crw · Use cases
- Web scraping for RAG pipelines
- AI agent web access
- Content monitoring and extraction
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.
crw · Install
Installation
**Quick Install (Recommended):**
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/us/crw/main/install.sh | CRW_BINARY=crw sh
crw setup**Python SDK:**
pip install crw**Homebrew:**
brew install us/crw/crw**Adding to Claude Desktop (MCP):**
# Local mode
claude mcp add crw -- npx crw-mcp
# Cloud mode
claude mcp add -e CRW_API_URL=https://fastcrw.com/api -e CRW_API_KEY=your-key crw -- npx crw-mcp**Zero-install Node.js MCP:**
npx crw-mcp