"How to search files on a local computer" matching MCP servers:

• How-To-Cook

  xiaobenyang-com

  A

  license

  B

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  An AI recipe recommendation server based on the MCP protocol, providing functions such as recipe query, classification filtering, intelligent dietary planning, and daily menu recommendation.

  Last updated 2026-01-09

  5

  1

  Apache 2.0

• taw-computer

  tawgroup

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  An MCP server that provides AI agents with a full Ubuntu desktop environment inside Docker, enabling them to perform complex computer tasks like browsing, coding, testing, and GUI automation.

  Last updated 2026-05-16

  8

  MIT

• Local Search MCP Server

  PatrickRuddiman

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  Enables semantic search across indexed documents using vector embeddings. Index GitHub repositories and URLs to perform natural language queries with AI-enhanced contextual results.

  Last updated 2025-12-02

  14

  MIT

• Files-DB-MCP

  randomm

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  A local vector database system that provides LLM coding agents with fast, efficient semantic search capabilities for software projects via the Message Control Protocol.

  Last updated 2025-07-17

  7

  MIT

• Computer Control MCP

  AB498

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  MCP server that provides computer control capabilities including mouse movements, keyboard actions, screenshot capture with OCR, and window management through a unified API.

  Last updated 2026-01-12

  142

  MIT

• Files MCP Server

  SimformSolutionsPvtLtd

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  An MCP server for local testing that enables file management operations, requiring authentication via Microsoft identity platform credentials.

  Last updated 2025-05-09

  MIT

• MCP Local Web Search Server

  FradSer

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  Enables performing local web searches and extracting structured content from web pages using the Model Context Protocol, featuring customizable result limits and domain filtering.

  Last updated 2025-04-21

  11

  MIT

• files-mcp-ts

  LiviuBirjega

  F

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  A lightweight MCP server for basic file operations, enabling reading, writing, and listing files securely via the Model Context Protocol.

  Last updated 2025-09-25

  1

• MCP Local Codebase Search

  demixid

  F

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  An MCP server that indexes local Python projects into a SQLite database to enable efficient symbol searching and dependency tracking. It allows users to find function or class definitions, trace module imports, and read file contents through natural language interfaces.

  Last updated 2026-03-11

• Computer Use

  spencerkinney

  F

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  Computer Use

  Last updated 2025-05-22

  7

• Files MCP Server

  iceener

  F

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  Enables AI agents to safely explore directories, read files, search content by pattern or filename, and edit files with checksum verification and dry-run preview within sandboxed filesystem access.

  Last updated 2026-02-15

  3

  73

• Local RAG

  shinpr

  A

  license

  A

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  Privacy-first local document search using semantic search. Runs entirely on your machine with no cloud services, supporting PDF, DOCX, TXT, and Markdown files.

  Last updated 2026-05-23

  7

  1,877

  275

  MIT

• Local Files MCP Server

  TobiasArg

  F

  license

  A

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  Provides safe local file operations through MCP, including reading, writing, searching, organizing, and protected deletion with configurable path restrictions.

  Last updated 2026-02-02

  12

  1

• Simple Files Vector Store

  lishenxydlgzs

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  A very simple vector store that provides capability to watch a list of directories, and automatically index all the markdown, html and text files in the directory to a vector store to enhance context.

  Last updated 2025-03-31

  28

  42

  MIT

• Computer Use MCP

  felipethecosta

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  An MCP server for computer automation that provides tools for screenshots, mouse actions, keyboard input, and drag-and-drop functionality. It supports cross-platform desktop interaction for both Linux (X11) and Windows environments.

  Last updated 2026-03-31

  727

  2

  MIT

• computer-use-windows

  wimi321

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  A standalone MCP server for Windows desktop control, enabling screenshots, mouse and keyboard input, app launch, window/display management, and clipboard access via natural language.

  Last updated 2026-04-01

  MIT

• computer-use-linux

  agent-sh

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  A

  maintenance

  Controls a real Linux desktop from any MCP host. Reads accessibility trees, takes screenshots, and drives clicks, scrolls, and keystrokes across GNOME, KDE/KWin, Hyprland, i3, and COSMIC.

  Last updated 2026-05-30

  326

  118

  MIT

• hermes-computer-use

  Noah3521

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  B

  maintenance

  Pixel-level browser automation MCP server that drives a real Chrome browser using screenshots as vision input and OS-level mouse/keyboard as output, evading anti-bot detection.

  Last updated 2026-04-20

  1

  MIT

• macos-computer-use-mcp

  Zooeyii

  F

  license

  -

  quality

  C

  maintenance

  Provides native macOS computer control tools including mouse and keyboard simulation, screenshot capture, and application management for MCP-compatible agents. It enables AI assistants to directly interact with the macOS operating system and installed apps through standard tool calls.

  Last updated 2026-03-31

  24

  8

• crossref-local

  ywatanabe1989

  A

  license

  -

  quality

  A

  maintenance

  A local CrossRef database MCP server enabling full-text search across 167M+ scholarly works, citation analysis, and impact factor retrieval without rate limits or internet dependency.

  Last updated 2026-05-28

  4

  AGPL 3.0