filesystem vs beanquery-mcp

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	beanquery-mcp by vanto
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 46
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Score	77	36
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	FinanceAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	14 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

beanquery-mcp · Summary

Experimental MCP server for AI assistants to query Beancount financial ledgers using BQL.

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

beanquery-mcp · Use cases

AI assistants analyzing personal finance patterns from Beancount ledgers
Automated financial report generation using BQL queries
Integration of financial data with other AI-powered productivity 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.

beanquery-mcp · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

Python 3.10 or later
[uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) for managing Python projects

Running the Server

**Development Mode:**

mcp dev server.py

**Claude Desktop Integration:**

uv run mcp install server.py --with beancount --with beanquery

With environment variable:

uv run mcp install server.py -v BEANCOUNT_LEDGER=/path/to/your/ledger.bean --with beancount --with beanquery

In Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "beancount": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "mcp", "install", "server.py"],
      "env": {
        "BEANCOUNT_LEDGER": "/path/to/your/ledger.bean"
      }
    }
  }
}

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