filesystem vs sysplant
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | sysplant by x42en | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 130 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 48 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Nim |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
sysplant · Summary
SysPlant is a syscall hooking factory that provides multiple syscall retrieval methods with MCP server integration for AI coding assistants.
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
sysplant · Use cases
- Security researchers and pentesters analyzing syscall techniques
- Developers needing to generate custom syscall implementations for bypassing security controls
- AI coding assistants generating syscall code directly in chat interfaces
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.
sysplant · Install
# Install SysPlant
pip install sysplant
# Run the MCP server
python bridge_mcp_sysplant.py
# For web-based clients (SSE or Streamable HTTP)
python bridge_mcp_sysplant.py --transport sse --port 9090For Claude Desktop, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"sysplant": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["/path/to/bridge_mcp_sysplant.py"]
}
}
}