filesystem vs open-brain-template

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	open-brain-template by wefilmshit
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 23
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Score	77	43
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	HTML
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filesystem · Summary

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

open-brain-template · Summary

Persistent memory system for AI agents with visual dashboard and MCP integration.

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

open-brain-template · Use cases

AI power users need to maintain consistent context across multiple sessions and tools
Development teams want to share project-specific rules and preferences across team members
AI agents require persistent memory with intelligent retrieval and deduplication

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.

open-brain-template · Install

Installation Steps

Create a [Supabase](https://supabase.com) project
Clone this repository
Replace YOUR_SUPABASE_URL and YOUR_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY in index.html
Add your email to ALLOWED_EMAILS
Deploy to [Vercel](https://vercel.com)

Optional Components

**SessionStart Hook**: Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

``json { "hooks": { "SessionStart": [ { "hooks": [ { "type": "command", "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/session-start-memory.sh", "timeout": 15 } ] } ] } } ``

**Memory Steward**: Follow instructions in [docs/memory-steward.md](docs/memory-steward.md)

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