Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions vs Filesystem MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions and Filesystem 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 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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Choose Filesystem MCP 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: list_roots, list, find_files.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions File Systems	Filesystem MCP File Systems
Summary	Inspect Mac storage, explain file activity, and perform journaled cleanup with Trash and Undo.	MCP Server that enables LLMs to interact with the local filesystem.
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": {
    "mint-safe-mac-storage-actions": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dzg-studio/mcp-server-mint@1.0.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@j0hanz/filesystem-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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