DirForge vs Filestash

In-depth architectural comparison of the DirForge and Filestash MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose DirForge when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Read-only MCP access over Streamable HTTP, Directory browsing and file reading, Recursive content search.

Explore DirForge Details

Choose Filestash when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Plugin-driven architecture for extensibility, Support for over 20 storage protocols including SFTP, FTP, SMB, S3, WebDAV, Git, and cloud providers, Universal access via web client, APIs, and protocol gateways.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	DirForge Dissimilis File Systems	Filestash mickaelkerjean File Systems
Summary	⃣ 🏠 🍎 🪟 🐧 - Read-only directory listing web app with a built-in MCP server: directory browsing, file reading, content search, archive inspection, file hashes, and disk usage tools over a configured root.	Remote Storage Access: SFTP, S3, FTP, SMB, NFS, WebDAV, GIT, FTPS, gcloud, azure blob, sharepoint, etc.
Category & Scope	File Systems

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dissimilis-dirforge": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "dirforge",
        "8091:8080",
        "RootPath=/data",
        "/srv/share:/data:ro",
        "ghcr.io/dissimilis/dirforge:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mickaelkerjean-filestash": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mickaelkerjean-filestash"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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