Allows searching and retrieving files and their metadata (name, path, size, creation date) from the filesystem using path fragments.
file-finder-mcp MCP Server
A MCP server for searching files in the filesystem based on a path fragment.
Components
Resources
The server implements a file search system:
- Each file resource includes:
- File name
- Full path
- File size
- Creation date
Tools
The server provides one tool:
search-files
: Searches for files matching a given path fragment.- Takes
query
as a required string argument. - Takes
directory
as an optional string argument to specify the base directory for the search. If not provided, the search runs in the root directory. - Returns a list of matching files with their metadata.
- Takes
Quickstart
Install
Replace the contents of the cline_mcp_settings.json
file with the following configuration:
Testing
The testing was conducted using the Gemini model with the following prompt:
You must be authenticated.
local-only server
The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.
Tools
A MCP server that allows searching for files in the filesystem based on path fragments, returning file metadata including name, path, size, and creation date.
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