filesystem vs claude-emporium

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	claude-emporium by Vvkmnn
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 104
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsProductivityAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Last commit	this month	2 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

claude-emporium · Summary

A collection of 6 MCP plugins that wrap standalone servers with automation hooks, commands, and skills.

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

claude-emporium · Use cases

Enhancing Claude Code with automated context management and session memory
Implementing error recovery and pattern learning through the Gladiator plugin
Optimizing prompts with the Orator plugin's scoring system

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.

claude-emporium · Install

Install the plugins via npm:

npm install claude-praetorian-mcp
npm install claude-historian-mcp
npm install claude-oracle-mcp
npm install claude-gladiator-mcp
npm install claude-vigil-mcp
npm install claude-orator-mcp

Each plugin self-configures on install. To enable these in Claude Desktop, add to your config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "praetorian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["claude-praetorian-mcp"]
    },
    "historian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["claude-historian-mcp"]
    },
    "oracle": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["claude-oracle-mcp"]
    },
    "gladiator": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["claude-gladiator-mcp"]
    },
    "vigil": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["claude-vigil-mcp"]
    },
    "orator": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["claude-orator-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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