An MCP server for Everything (voidtools) file search
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# Everything MCP Server [](https://badge.fury.io/py/mcp-everything-search) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that integrates [Everything](https://www.voidtools.com/) file search with Claude Desktop. Search your entire Windows filesystem instantly from Claude. ## Features - ⚡ **Instant search** - Leverages Everything's lightning-fast file indexing - 🔍 **Multiple search modes** - Basic, filtered, regex, type-based, attribute-based - 📁 **Folder operations** - Search within specific paths, find empty folders - 📊 **Statistics** - Get file counts and total sizes without listing files - 🕐 **Recent files** - Find recently modified files - 📋 **Duplicate finder** - Locate files with the same name - 💾 **Export** - Save results to txt, csv, json, and more ## Prerequisites 1. **Windows** - Everything only runs on Windows 2. **[Everything](https://www.voidtools.com/)** must be installed and running 3. **es.exe** (Everything command-line) installed - Install from: https://github.com/voidtools/es - Must be in `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps` ## Installation ### Using uvx (recommended) ```bash uvx mcp-everything-search ``` ### Using pip ```bash pip install mcp-everything-search ``` ## Configuration Add this to your Claude Desktop config file: **Location:** `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` ### Using uvx ```json { "mcpServers": { "everything-search": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["mcp-everything-search"] } } } ``` ### Using pip ```json { "mcpServers": { "everything-search": { "command": "python", "args": ["-m", "mcp_everything_search"] } } } ``` ### Everything 1.5 Alpha Users If you're using Everything 1.5 alpha, add the `EVERYTHING_INSTANCE` environment variable: ```json { "mcpServers": { "everything-se…
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