Drop to CDN vs Filestash
A side-by-side look at the Drop to CDN and Filestash MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Drop to CDN for file systems work as a local process; choose Filestash for file systems. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Drop to CDN when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
DROPTOCDN_API_KEY, DROPTOCDN_API_URL. - You want tools like
upload_file, get_file, list_files.
Choose Filestash when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | File Systems | File Systems |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 44/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | DROPTOCDN_API_KEYDROPTOCDN_API_URL | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 14,813 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Drop to CDN | View Filestash |
Tools & capabilities
Drop to CDN tools 4
upload_fileUpload a local file or base64 content → public CDN URLget_fileGet CDN URL and metadata by file IDlist_filesList files in your account (paginated)delete_filePermanently delete a file by ID
Filestash tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Drop to CDN
{
"mcpServers": {
"drop-to-cdn": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-droptocdn"
],
"env": {
"DROPTOCDN_API_KEY": "YOUR_DROPTOCDN_API_KEY_HERE",
"DROPTOCDN_API_URL": "YOUR_DROPTOCDN_API_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Filestash
No confirmed install command for Filestash yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
