filesystem vs byob

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	byob by wxtsky
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 121
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	49
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Browser AutomationDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

filesystem · Summary

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

byob · Summary

byob is a local MCP server that lets AI assistants control your existing Chrome browser with all your logged-in sessions.

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

byob · Use cases

AI assistants reading and summarizing content from websites where you're already logged in
Automating interactions with web applications without dealing with authentication
Extracting data from web pages and converting to structured formats
Taking screenshots of web content for documentation

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.

byob · Install

Installation

Quick install (recommended)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wxtsky/byob/main/install.sh | bash

The script checks prerequisites (Node.js ≥ 20, bun, Chrome), clones the repo, builds everything, and walks you through MCP registration interactively.

Manual install

git clone https://github.com/wxtsky/byob
cd byob
bun install
bun run setup

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "byob": {
      "command": "/path/to/tsx",
      "args": ["/path/to/byob-mcp.ts"]
    }
  }
}

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