filesystem vs fossil-mcp

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	fossil-mcp by yfedoseev
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 56
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	45
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	1 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

fossil-mcp · Summary

Fossil MCP is a code quality toolkit that detects dead code, clones, and scaffolding in vibe-coded projects across 16 languages.

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

fossil-mcp · Use cases

Maintaining codebases written largely by AI agents where dead code accumulates
Detecting duplicated code that traditional similarity-based tools miss
Identifying scaffolding artifacts left by AI in production code
Providing AI agents with call graphs to understand code dependencies
Integrating code quality checks into CI/CD pipelines for AI-generated code

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.

fossil-mcp · Install

Quick Install

**macOS/Linux:**

curl -fsSL fossil-mcp.com/install.sh | sh

**Windows (PowerShell):**

irm fossil-mcp.com/install.ps1 | iex

MCP Server Setup for Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fossil": {
      "command": "fossil-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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