# Everything Search

This MCP server lets an agent search files and folders through the native index on Windows, macOS, or Linux. Use it for project-wide file lookup.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed · ★ 367
- Author: mamertofabian
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/mamertofabian/mcp-everything-search
- Updated: 2026-10-17
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/everything-search

## What it does

Everything Search adds a `search` tool for finding files and folders. Results include the full path, filename, size, and available timestamps. Windows uses the Everything SDK, macOS uses `mdfind`, and Linux uses `locate` or `plocate`; query syntax and search options depend on the current platform.

The server runs through `uvx` and requires Python 3.10+. On Windows, `EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH` must point to `Everything64.dll`, and the Everything service must be running, or startup fails. Linux requires an installed `locate` or `plocate` database that has been updated. Set `EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME` when another MCP server already uses `search`.

## Requirements
- Needs: Python and uv (commands run via uvx)
- Environment variables: `EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH`, `EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME` — keys and tokens: ask the human for the values, never commit them or put them in shared files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add --env EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH=<EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH> --env EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME=<EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME> --transport stdio everything-search -- uvx mcp-server-everything-search
```
Replace <…> with your own values. uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from mcp-server-everything-search <command>

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add everything-search --env EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH=<EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH> --env EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME=<EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME> -- uvx mcp-server-everything-search
```
Replace <…> with your own values. uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from mcp-server-everything-search <command>

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "everything-search": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-server-everything-search"
            ],
            "env": {
                "EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH": "<EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH>",
                "EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME": "<EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
Replace <…> with your own values. uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from mcp-server-everything-search <command>

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "everything-search": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-server-everything-search"
            ],
            "env": {
                "EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH": "<EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH>",
                "EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME": "<EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
Replace <…> with your own values. uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from mcp-server-everything-search <command>

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH=<EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH> -e EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME=<EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME> everything-search uvx mcp-server-everything-search
```
Replace <…> with your own values. uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from mcp-server-everything-search <command>

## When to use it
- find files by name, path, or pattern
- limit a macOS search to one directory
- run regex searches on Windows or Linux
- return file paths together with sizes
- count matching files on Linux

## Example prompts
- Find every `*.py` file in this project and return the full paths.
- Search for files modified today with the `py` extension and return up to 10 results.
- Find `config.json` only inside the `src` directory.

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