filesystem vs SmartDB_MCP

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	SmartDB_MCP by wenb1n-dev
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	DatabaseDeveloper ToolsMonitoring
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	8 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

SmartDB_MCP · Summary

Universal database MCP server connecting to MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, DM8, Oracle with OAuth2 authentication, health checks, SQL optimization, and index health detection.

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

SmartDB_MCP · Use cases

Database administrators can monitor health status and optimize performance across multiple database systems
Developers can explore database schemas and execute SQL queries securely through MCP clients
Data analysts can generate optimized SQL queries and analyze index health for better performance

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.

SmartDB_MCP · Install

Installation

pip Installation

pip install SmartDB-MCP
smartdb --envfile=/path/to/.env --oauth=true

Docker Installation

docker-compose up -d

Local Development

uv sync
uv run -m core.server --mode stdio

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartdb": {
      "name": "smartdb",
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/SmartDB/",
        "run",
        "-m",
        "core.server",
        "--mode",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DATABASE_CONFIG_FILE": "/path/to/database_config.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

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