filesystem vs Memory-Plus

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	Memory-Plus by Yuchen20
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Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsKnowledge Graph
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	12 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

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

Memory-Plus · Summary

Lightweight local RAG memory store for MCP agents with record, retrieve, update, and visualization features.

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

Memory-Plus · Use cases

Enable AI coding assistants to remember project context across sessions
Store and retrieve user preferences for personalized AI interactions
Create knowledge graphs of ideas and concepts for better understanding

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.

Memory-Plus · Install

Installation

**Prerequisites:**

Google API Key (for Gemini Embedding API)

- Obtain from [Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/apikey) - Set as GOOGLE_API_KEY in environment

**Setup with UV Runtime:**

# Install UV
pip install uv

# Add to VS Code/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-plus": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "-q",
        "memory-plus@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

**One-Click VS Code Install:** [![One Click Install in VS Code](https://imgix.net/memory-plus.png)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=memory-plus&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22uvx%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22-q%22%2C%22memory-plus%40latest%22%5D%7D)

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