"Tools for developers: Git control, file management, search, and notes" matching MCP servers:

Enables fast file search on macOS using the native mdfind (Spotlight) command, with support for filtering, regex, sorting, and limiting results.

Search local file contents recursively with keyword matching

Enables natural-language search over locally indexed files such as markdown, text, images, videos, and PDFs, and retrieves indexed text or media metadata by path. It lets Cursor query a local embedding index built with Gemini and SQLite.

An MCP server that enables file system search and inspection, including directory listing, regex-based file name and content searches, and reading text, PDF, and DOCX files.

Enables intelligent file searching in local directories using natural language queries. Supports searching by file type, filename patterns, and content across multiple formats including PDF, Word, Excel, and text files with AI-powered relevance scoring.

Enables natural-language semantic search over your own local files through an MCP server, fully offline without API keys or a server daemon, with optional LLM-grounded answers and exact file:line sources.

A sophisticated MCP server providing powerful file search capabilities including single file search, recursive directory search, and file information retrieval.

Enables semantic search over personal files using natural language, with optional AI summarization, all running locally.

A Model Context Protocol server that provides web search capabilities using Google Custom Search API and webpage content extraction functionality.

Enables intelligent code analysis and search across repositories using the CodeRank algorithm (inspired by PageRank) to identify critical modules, trace dependencies, find code hotspots, and perform context-aware keyword searches with importance-ranked results.

Personal knowledge management server with note CRUD, semantic search, git versioning, wiki linking, tags, glossary, and fact graph capabilities.

A personal knowledge management MCP server that enables capturing daily notes, meeting summaries, and ideas through Claude, with full-text search, git sync, and git activity tracking across projects.

Enables offline search of personal notes and FAQ collections through MCP tools.

Provides tools for searching and reading local files, supporting metadata filters, PDF full-text keyword search, and sandboxed file access.

MCP server that gives AI agents access to current web information through web_search and fetch_url tools, using Tavily, Brave, and DuckDuckGo providers with automatic fallback.

Enables natural language code search across multiple local Git repositories, allowing users to register projects, search for code, and explore file structures through Claude.

MCP server for Apple Notes with semantic search (on-device embeddings via all-MiniLM-L6-v2), full-text search, complete CRUD operations, folder management, and fuzzy title matching. 10 tools. Runs fully locally on macOS — no API keys required.

Enables AI assistants to search and edit Apple Notes on macOS using semantic search, with safe write operations and full local indexing.

Enables AI assistants to search and retrieve content from local Markdown notes using term-frequency scoring.

Comprehensive MCP server providing full programmatic control over the Perplexity API, including agent, sonar, search, embeddings, key management, and cost estimation tools.