What can you do with this server?

The Everything Search MCP Server integrates with the Everything Search Engine to provide powerful file search capabilities: * Perform **full text searches** across files and directories * Use **advanced search options** including case sensitivity, whole word matching, regular expressions, and path-specific searches * **Configure search parameters** such as scope, maximum results, and custom sorting * **Sort results** by name, path, size, or date modified in ascending or descending order * **Format results** with human-readable file sizes, formatted dates, and full paths

Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides powerful file search capabilities through integration with Everything Search Engine, allowing for full text search across [files](/mcp/servers/integrations/files) and directories with advanced filtering options, sorting, and customizable result formats.

Everything Search MCP Server

An MCP server that provides integration with Everything Search Engine, allowing powerful file search capabilities through the Model Context Protocol.

Features

Full text search across files and directories
Advanced search options:
- Case sensitive search
- Whole word matching
- Regular expressions
- Path search
Sorting options:
- By name
- By path
- By size
- By date modified
Result formatting:
- Human-readable file sizes
- Formatted dates
- Full file paths

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Prerequisites

Node.js 16 or higher
Everything Search Engine with HTTP Server enabled

Everything Search Configuration

Open Everything Search
Go to Tools > Options > HTTP Server
Enable HTTP Server
Set the HTTP Server port to 8011 (this is the default port used by this MCP server)
Click OK to save changes

Note: If you need to use a different port, you'll need to modify the port in src/server.ts where it connects to http://127.0.0.1:8011/

Installation

npm install npm run build

Usage

The server provides a single tool through MCP:

use_mcp_tool: - server_name: everything-search - tool_name: search - arguments: { "query": "search string", // Required: Text to search for "scope": "C:", // Optional: Search scope (default: C:) "caseSensitive": false, // Optional: Match case "wholeWord": false, // Optional: Match whole words only "regex": false, // Optional: Use regular expressions "path": false, // Optional: Search in paths "maxResults": 100, // Optional: Max results (1-1000, default: 100) "sortBy": "name", // Optional: Sort by name/path/size/date_modified "ascending": true // Optional: Sort direction }