finder_search
Search files on your Mac using Spotlight to quickly locate documents, folders, and other items.
Instructions
Search files using Spotlight
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Implementation Reference
- server.js:61-61 (registration)Tool 'finder_search' is registered in the TOOLS array on line 61. It is registered with the description 'Search files using Spotlight' but has no meaningful implementation — it returns a stub message. The real implementation is in a native binary outside this codebase.
["finder_search", "Search files using Spotlight"], - server.js:106-110 (handler)The handler for all tools (including finder_search) is a stub — it returns a placeholder message telling the user to install the real 'local-mcp' binary via npx. The actual Spotlight search logic is implemented in a native binary (macOS/Windows/Linux) not present in this codebase.
for (const [name, desc] of TOOLS) { server.tool(name, desc, {}, async () => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: "This is an inspection stub. Install Local MCP: npx -y local-mcp@latest setup" }], })); } - server.js:107-107 (schema)The schema for finder_search is an empty object '{}', meaning no input parameters are defined in this stub. The real tool likely has parameters in the native binary.
server.tool(name, desc, {}, async () => ({