Everything Search MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that integrates Everything Search with Claude Code, providing lightning-fast file searching capabilities.

Features

• 400x faster than traditional file search methods (find, ls, Get-ChildItem)
• Sub-second results across entire drives
• 5 specialized search tools:
  • search_files - Search by filename pattern
  • search_recent - Find recently modified files
  • search_large - Find largest files
  • search_by_extension - Search by file type (code, docs, media, etc.)
  • search_in_path - Search within specific directories
• Help resources - Access complete documentation via MCP resources

Requirements

• Node.js (v18+)
• Everything Search desktop application running (download from voidtools.com)
• es.exe (Everything CLI) at D:\WORKSPACE\tools\common\es.exe

Installation

cd D:\WORKSPACE\tools-node\mcp-everything-search
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Add to ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything-search": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "D:\\WORKSPACE\\tools-node\\mcp-everything-search\\build\\index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ES_EXE_PATH": "D:\\WORKSPACE\\tools\\common\\es.exe"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__everything-search"
    ]
  }
}

Usage

Once configured, Claude Code can use the search tools automatically:

• "Find all JavaScript files modified in the last 24 hours"
• "Show me the 10 largest files in the workspace"
• "Search for all markdown files in D:\WORKSPACE"
• "Find all TypeScript files in the src directory"

Performance

Method	Time	vs Baseline
Everything Search	0.05s	400x faster
find command	20s	Baseline
Glob tool	5-10s	2-4x faster

Tools

search_files

Search by filename pattern with wildcards or regex.

search_recent

Find files modified within the last N hours, sorted by modification date.

search_large

Find the largest files, optionally with minimum size threshold.

search_by_extension

Search by file type category (code, docs, media) or custom extensions.

search_in_path

Search within a specific directory, with optional recursion.

Development

# Watch mode
npm run watch

# Build
npm run build

License

MIT