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- everything_mcp-1.0.0/.gitignore +25 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/CHANGELOG.md +19 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/LICENSE +21 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/PKG-INFO +495 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/README.md +462 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/pyproject.toml +80 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/src/everything_mcp/__init__.py +14 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/src/everything_mcp/__main__.py +6 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/src/everything_mcp/backend.py +453 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/src/everything_mcp/config.py +253 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/src/everything_mcp/py.typed +0 -0
- everything_mcp-1.0.0/src/everything_mcp/server.py +745 -0
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# Changelog
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All notable changes to **everything-mcp** will be documented in this file.
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## [1.0.0] — 2026-02-04
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- **5 AI-optimised tools**: `everything_search`, `everything_search_by_type`, `everything_find_recent`, `everything_file_details`, `everything_count_stats`
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- **Zero-config auto-detection**: finds es.exe via PATH, common install locations, and Windows Registry
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- **Everything 1.5 alpha** auto-detection (default → 1.5a instance probing)
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- **Content preview**: read first N lines of source code and text files
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- **10 file type categories**: audio, video, image, document, code, archive, executable, font, 3d, data
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- **14 sort options**, **19 time period presets**
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- Comprehensive test suite with pytest
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- PEP 561 `py.typed` marker
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- Full documentation with configuration examples for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, Gemini, Kimi, Qwen
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- `everything://status` MCP resource for health checks
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MIT License
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Copyright (c) 2026 Elis
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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Name: everything-mcp
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Version: 1.0.0
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Summary: The definitive MCP server for voidtools Everything — lightning-fast file search for AI agents
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Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/elis132/everything-mcp
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Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/elis132/everything-mcp
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Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/elis132/everything-mcp/issues
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Project-URL: Changelog, https://github.com/elis132/everything-mcp/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
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Author-email: Elis <elis@egf.se>
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License: MIT
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License-File: LICENSE
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Keywords: ai-agent,claude,codex,everything,file-search,gemini,mcp,model-context-protocol,voidtools
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Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
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Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
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Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
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Classifier: Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
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Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
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Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
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Classifier: Topic :: System :: Filesystems
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# ⚡ Everything MCP
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**The definitive MCP server for [voidtools Everything](https://www.voidtools.com/)** — lightning-fast file search for AI agents.
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[](https://pypi.org/project/everything-mcp/)
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[](https://pypi.org/project/everything-mcp/)
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[](LICENSE)
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Search millions of files in milliseconds. Built for **Claude Code**, **Codex**, **Gemini**, **Kimi**, **Qwen**, **Cursor**, **Windsurf**, and any MCP-compatible client.
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---
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## Why This One?
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| Feature | everything-mcp (this) | mamertofabian (271⭐) | essovius (0⭐) |
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| **Tools** | 5 well-designed | 1 generic | 16 granular |
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| **Auto-detection** | ✅ Finds Everything + es.exe automatically | ❌ Manual DLL path | ❌ Manual setup |
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| **Everything 1.5** | ✅ Auto-detects instance | ❌ No support | ⚠️ Manual flag |
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| **Content preview** | ✅ Read first N lines | ❌ | ❌ |
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| **File type categories** | ✅ 10 categories | ❌ | ✅ |
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| **Stats & counts** | ✅ Size stats, extension breakdown | ❌ | Partial |
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| **Error handling** | ✅ All tools return clean errors | ❌ Raw exceptions | ❌ |
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| **Test suite** | ✅ pytest | ❌ | ❌ |
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| **Zero config** | ✅ Works out of the box | ❌ Need SDK DLL path | ❌ Need es.exe in PATH |
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- **Everything 1.4**: Download from [github.com/voidtools/es](https://github.com/voidtools/es/releases)
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- Place `es.exe` in your PATH or in the Everything installation directory
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## Troubleshooting
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### "es.exe not found"
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2. Download es.exe: https://github.com/voidtools/es/releases
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3. Place es.exe in your PATH or set `EVERYTHING_ES_PATH`
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### "Everything IPC window not found"
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1. Ensure Everything is **running** (check system tray)
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3. Ensure you're not running Everything Lite (no IPC support)
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# MCP Inspector
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npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx everything-mcp
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```
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┌──────────────┐ MCP (stdio) ┌──────────────────┐
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│ AI Agent │◄────────────────────►│ Everything MCP │
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│ (Claude, │ │ Server │
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│ Codex, etc) │ │ │
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└──────────────┘ │ 5 Tools: │
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│ • search │
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│ • search_by_type│
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│ • find_recent │
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│ • file_details │
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│ • count_stats │
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└────────┬─────────┘
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│ async subprocess
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▼
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┌──────────────────┐
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│ es.exe │
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│ (CLI interface) │
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└────────┬─────────┘
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│ IPC / Named Pipes
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▼
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┌──────────────────┐
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│ Everything │
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│ Service │
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│ (voidtools) │
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│ │
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│ Real-time NTFS │
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│ file index │
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└──────────────────┘
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## Development
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```bash
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# Install with dev dependencies
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pip install -e ".[dev]"
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# Run tests
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pytest
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# Lint
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ruff check src/ tests/
|
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```
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## Contributing
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Contributions welcome! Areas for improvement:
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- Direct named pipe IPC (bypass es.exe for lower latency)
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- Everything SDK3 integration for Everything 1.5
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- Content search integration
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- File watching / change notifications
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- Bookmark and tag support (Everything 1.5)
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## License
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MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE)
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## Acknowledgments
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- [voidtools](https://www.voidtools.com/) for the incredible Everything search engine
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- [Anthropic](https://anthropic.com/) for the Model Context Protocol specification
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- The MCP community for driving adoption across AI tools
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