filesystem vs lc2mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | lc2mcp by xiaotonng | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 69 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 45 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 4 mo ago |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
lc2mcp · Summary
A lightweight adapter that converts existing LangChain tools into FastMCP tools in one line of code.
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
lc2mcp · Use cases
- Converting existing LangChain tools to serve MCP clients like Claude and Cursor
- Building MCP servers quickly using LangChain's rich ecosystem of 1000+ community tools
- Injecting authentication and user context into tools through MCP context
- Handling tool name conflicts and organizing tools with prefixes
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.
lc2mcp · Install
pip install lc2mcpFor Claude Desktop integration, add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"lc2mcp-example": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "fastmcp", "run", "/path/to/your/script.py"]
}
}
}