Filesystem (Reference) vs Cloudflare Documentation MCP (Remote)
A side-by-side comparison of two MCP servers — capabilities, transport, auth, and how actively each is maintained.
| Filesystem (Reference) Official MCP reference server for secure local filesystem read/write within allowed directories. Verified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript | Cloudflare Documentation MCP (Remote) Cloudflare's hosted remote MCP server for searching Cloudflare developer docs; no auth required. Verified HTTP (remote) No auth TypeScript | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Files & Storage | Files & Storage |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio (local) | HTTP (remote) |
| Auth | None | None |
| GitHub stars | 74k | 3.1k |
| Last commit | 5 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Verified | ||
| Actively maintained | ||
| Install | npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /absolute/path/to/dir | Add remote URL https://docs.mcp.cloudflare.com/mcp to your MCP client |
| Repo | Open | Open |