A side-by-side look at the Ellmos Clatcher MCP and Nodiom MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Ellmos Clatcher MCP for file systems work as a local process; choose Nodiom MCP for file systems as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
fix_json, fix_encoding, fix_umlauts.nodiom_tree, nodiom_read, nodiom_read_list.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | File Systems | File Systems |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 5 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 12 | 7 |
| Full listing | View Ellmos Clatcher MCP | View Nodiom MCP |
fix_jsonRepair broken JSON: strip comments, trailing commas, single quotes, BOM/NULfix_encodingFix encoding issues: BOM removal, double-encoded UTF-8, cp1252 artifactsfix_umlautsFix broken German umlauts from double-encoding (e.g. `ä` -> `ä`)convert_formatConvert between JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, CSV, and INIdetect_dupesFind duplicate files by content hash (SHA256), grouped by identical contentfolder_diffCompare two directories, or take a snapshot and diff on next callbatch_renameRename files using regex patterns, with dry-run previewarchiveCreate, extract, or list ZIP archiveschecksumCalculate file hashes (SHA256, MD5, SHA1, SHA512) with optional verificationcleanup_fileRemove BOM, trailing whitespace, fix line endings, strip NUL bytesscan_emojiFind emoji characters in code filesregex_testTest regex patterns against text, showing all matches with groupsnodiom_treeGet the structural outline of a document before reading or modifying it.nodiom_readRead the content at a structural location.nodiom_read_listRead all list items under a section as a JSON array: each item's source, marker and nested lines included.nodiom_writeReplace the content of a section (heading is preserved).nodiom_appendAppend content after the last item in a section.nodiom_deleteRemove a node or section.nodiom_queryCheck if a section exists and get its metadata.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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ellmos-clatcher-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ellmos-clatcher-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"synexiom-labs-nodiom-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@synexiom-labs/nodiom-mcp"
]
}
}
}