filesystem vs google-mcp

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	google-mcp by vakharwalad23
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	CommunicationProductivityCloud Storage
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	2 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

google-mcp · Summary

MCP server providing access to Google services like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Tasks with OAuth authentication.

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

google-mcp · Use cases

Automate email workflows by composing and sending messages with attachments directly from AI applications
Schedule and manage calendar events through natural language commands in AI assistants
Access and manage Google Drive files including reading content, creating new files, and updating existing ones

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.

google-mcp · Install

Install Google MCP Tools

Quick Install

Click the badge for one-click install with .mcpb:

[![Install with Claude MCPB](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dfcf4fe2-d94d-4b6b-86e4-2794fea74fff)](https://github.com/vakharwalad23/google-mcp/releases/download/v1.1.0/google-mcp.mcpb)

Manual Installation

Install Bun:

``bash brew install oven-sh/bun/bun # macOS/Linux with Homebrew ``

Set up OAuth in Google Cloud Console

Configure Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-mcp": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["--no-cache", "google-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_TOKEN_PATH": "<PATH_TO_STORE_TOKENS>"
      }
    }
  }
}```

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