Everything Search runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 833 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 17 Oct 2026.
Fast file search: Everything SDK on Windows, Spotlight (mdfind) on macOS, locate/plocate on Linux.
We read the source, 2 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
…ted automatically, or run:\\n\"\n \"For plocate: sudo updatedb\\n\"\n \"For mlocate: sudo /etc/cron.daily/mlocate\"\n )\nE RuntimeError: Neither 'locate' nor 'plocate' is installed. Please install one:\nE Ubuntu/Debian:…
return subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=timeout)
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We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add mcp-everything-search -- uvx mcp-server-everything-search
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-everything-search": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-everything-search"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.mcp-everything-search]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-server-everything-search"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-everything-search": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-everything-search"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"mcp-everything-search": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-everything-search"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH (Windows only (required there): full path to Everything64.dll from the Everything SDK), EVERYTHING_SEARCH_TOOL_NAME (Optional tool name (letters, digits, _ and -, 1-64 chars) if 'search' collides with another server).
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