Everything MCP Server

Everything MCP Server – Lightning‑Fast File Search for AI Workflows

Everything MCP Server turns the powerful, native Windows search engine Everything into a first‑class AI tool. By exposing its instant‑indexing capabilities over the Model Context Protocol, the server lets Claude and other AI assistants perform file system queries in milliseconds, without exposing any destructive file operations. This solves a common pain point for developers: the need to locate code, documents, or media quickly while keeping the AI’s context clean and secure.

The server implements four dedicated tools that cover a broad spectrum of search scenarios. delivers a lightweight regex‑based lookup, ideal for quick lookups or when the AI only needs a handful of candidate files. extends this with rich filtering—path, extension, size ranges, modification dates—and sorting options, enabling the assistant to narrow results precisely. scans for identical filenames across directories, helping teams clean up clutter or locate redundant assets. Finally, taps into Everything’s content indexing to search inside files, which is invaluable when the AI must pull in specific text snippets from a large codebase or documentation set.

For developers, this translates into streamlined workflows. An AI assistant can, for example, answer a query like “Show me all PDF reports from last month in the Sales folder” by invoking with the appropriate parameters. The assistant can then read or summarize those files, all while respecting the server’s read‑only policy. Because Everything maintains an up‑to‑date index in memory, the response time is often sub‑second, making it suitable for interactive debugging sessions or rapid prototyping.

Unique advantages include native SDK integration that bypasses slower file system scans, advanced filtering that reduces noise in AI responses, and a safe, non‑destructive interface that protects the underlying data. The server’s compatibility with Node.js 18+ and TypeScript ensures it fits neatly into modern JavaScript/TypeScript toolchains, while its Windows‑only deployment is a deliberate choice to leverage Everything’s exclusive features. In practice, teams can embed this MCP server into their AI‑powered IDE extensions, continuous integration pipelines, or custom chatbot interfaces to give developers instant access to the files they need—without leaving the AI’s conversational context.