Filesystem vs Thingsboard MCP

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

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: THINGSBOARD_URL, THINGSBOARD_API_KEY, THINGSBOARD_USERNAME, THINGSBOARD_PASSWORD.
• Primary tools included: 120+ tools across 10 tool groups, Device, asset, customer, and user CRUD operations, Telemetry reads, writes, aggregation, and TTL management.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Filesystem VerifiedOther Tools and Integrations	Thingsboard MCP thingsboard Other Tools and Integrations
Summary	Secure file operations with configurable access controls.	The ThingsBoard MCP Server provides a natural language interface for LLMs and AI agents to interact with your ThingsBoard IoT platform.
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": {
    "thingsboard-thingsboard-mcp": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse"
    }
  }
}

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