Mega vs Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mega and Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions 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 Mega 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: mega_whoami, mega_pwd, mega_cd.

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Choose Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions 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: mint_status, mint_why, mint_scan.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Mega File Systems	Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions File Systems
Summary	MCP server for MEGA encrypted cloud storage -- file management, uploads, downloads, sharing, sync, and search via MEGAcmd	Inspect Mac storage, explain file activity, and perform journaled cleanup with Trash and Undo.
Category & Scope	File Systems	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": {
    "mega": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mega"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mint-safe-mac-storage-actions": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dzg-studio/mcp-server-mint@1.0.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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