Filesystem (Reference) vs linux-plugin
Filesystem (Reference) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). linux-plugin is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Lauri Gates. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-07. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Filesystem (Reference) | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:35fcf0217ca0 Forks (GitHub): 11 923 Pulls (Docker Hub): 315 031 Stars (Docker Hub): 28 Stars (GitHub): 91 847 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace laurigates/claude-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 59 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Filesystem (Reference) | linux-plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 847 (better) | 59 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 315 031 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 923 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-02 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/filesystem) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 11 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/laurigates/claude-plugins |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-30 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Filesystem (Reference)
Local filesystem access with configurable allowed paths.
linux-plugin
Linux workstation operations - disk-usage forensics and space recovery across root and data drives, with a usual-suspects scanner for caches, build dirs, runner workspaces and model stores
How to run each
Filesystem (Reference) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio filesystem -- docker run -i --rm mcp/filesystemlinux-plugin As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add laurigates/claude-plugins
/plugin install linux-plugin@laurigates-claude-pluginsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of linux-plugin publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Filesystem (Reference) · What it can do: linux-plugin · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.