filesystem vs open-computer-use
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | open-computer-use by Wide-Moat | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 74 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 49 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsProductivityAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
open-computer-use · Summary
MCP server providing Docker workspaces with browser, terminal, code execution and document skills for any LLM.
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-computer-use · Use cases
- AI agent web scraping and data analysis with real-time browser interaction
- Automated document generation (Word, Excel, PDF) with professional formatting
- Code development and testing in isolated environments with full terminal 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.
open-computer-use · Install
Installation
git clone https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use.git
cd open-computer-use
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env — set OPENAI_API_KEY (or any OpenAI-compatible provider)
# 1. Start Computer Use Server (builds workspace image on first run, ~15 min)
docker compose up --build
# 2. Start Open WebUI (in another terminal)
docker compose -f docker-compose.webui.yml up --buildFor MCP client integration, connect to http://localhost:8081/mcp for self-hosted or https://api.yambr.com/mcp/computer_use with API key for hosted version.