Filesystem vs MCP Server Asana

In-depth architectural comparison of the Filesystem and MCP Server Asana 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 Filesystem when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Secure file read and write operations, Configurable access control policies, Reference implementation for MCP file handling.

Explore Filesystem Details

Choose MCP Server Asana when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN, READ_ONLY_MODE.
• Primary tools included: Search Asana tasks with advanced filters, Read workspaces, projects, tasks, and stories, Create and update tasks and subtasks.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Filesystem VerifiedOther Tools and Integrations	MCP Server Asana roychri Other Tools and Integrations
Summary	Secure file operations with configurable access controls.	This Model Context Protocol server implementation of Asana allows you to talk to Asana API from MCP Client such as Anthropic's Claude Desktop Application, and many more.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "roychri-mcp-server-asana": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@roychri/mcp-server-asana"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_ASANA_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE",
        "READ_ONLY_MODE": "YOUR_READ_ONLY_MODE_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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