mcp-everything-search

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An MCP server that provides fast file searching capabilities across Windows, macOS, and Linux. On Windows, it uses the Everything SDK. On macOS, it uses the built-in mdfind command. On Linux, it uses the locate/plocate command.

Search for files and folders across your system. The search capabilities and syntax support vary by platform:

• Windows: Full Everything SDK features (see syntax guide below)
• macOS: Basic filename and content search using Spotlight database
• Linux: Basic filename search using locate database

Parameters:

• query (required): Search query string. See platform-specific notes below.
• max_results (optional): Maximum number of results to return (default: 100, max: 1000)
• match_path (optional): Match against full path instead of filename only (default: false)
• match_case (optional): Enable case-sensitive search (default: false)
• match_whole_word (optional): Match whole words only (default: false)
• match_regex (optional): Enable regex search (default: false)
• sort_by (optional): Sort order for results (default: 1). Available options:

  - 1: Sort by filename (A to Z)
  - 2: Sort by filename (Z to A)
  - 3: Sort by path (A to Z)
  - 4: Sort by path (Z to A)
  - 5: Sort by size (smallest first)
  - 6: Sort by size (largest first)
  - 7: Sort by extension (A to Z)
  - 8: Sort by extension (Z to A)
  - 11: Sort by creation date (oldest first)
  - 12: Sort by creation date (newest first)
  - 13: Sort by modification date (oldest first)
  - 14: Sort by modification date (newest first)

Examples:

{
  "query": "*.py",
  "max_results": 50,
  "sort_by": 6
}

{
  "query": "ext:py datemodified:today",
  "max_results": 10
}

Response includes:

• File/folder path
• File size in bytes

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