filesystem vs mcp-zero
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-zero by zeromicro | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 42 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 44 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | 4 mo ago |
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
mcp-zero · Summary
MCP server for go-zero framework that generates APIs, RPC services, and models with AI assistance.
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
mcp-zero · Use cases
- Quickly generating new go-zero API and RPC services with minimal setup
- Automatically creating database models from existing schemas or DDL files
- Validating API specifications and protobuf definitions before generation
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.
mcp-zero · Install
Installation
- Create a new directory for your MCP tool:
``bash mkdir go-zero-mcp && cd go-zero-mcp ``
- Initialize Go module:
``bash go mod init go-zero-mcp ``
- Install dependencies:
``bash go get github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk go get gopkg.in/yaml.v3 ``
- Save the main tool code as
main.go
- Build the tool:
``bash go build -o mcp-zero main.go ``
- Configure Claude Desktop:
Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop MCP settings: ``json { "mcpServers": { "mcp-zero": { "command": "/path/to/your/mcp-zero", "env": { "GOCTL_PATH": "/path/to/goctl" } } } } ``