filesystem vs bear-notes-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | bear-notes-mcp by vasylenko | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 192 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 48 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | ProductivityFile SystemSearch |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
bear-notes-mcp · Summary
An MCP server for Bear Notes with ranked search, SQLite queries, and write capabilities.
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
bear-notes-mcp · Use cases
- Search years of notes with relevance-ranked results instead of basic substring matching
- Manage tags across an entire note library with hierarchical tag browsing
- Append content to specific sections of notes without rewriting the entire note
- Query Bear notes while keeping the Bear app closed for faster access
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.
bear-notes-mcp · Install
Claude Desktop Extension
- Download the latest
bear-notes-mcpb-*.mcpbextension file from [Releases](https://github.com/vasylenko/bear-notes-mcp/releases) - Make sure Claude Desktop is running
- Double-click the extension file to install
Standalone MCP Server
Add to your MCP configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear-notes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "bear-notes-mcp@latest"]
}
}
}