Dowse vs Mcp Everything Search

In-depth architectural comparison of the Dowse and Mcp Everything Search MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Dowse when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Persistent full-text indexing with incremental updates, Offline OCR for PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP images using Windows.Media.Ocr, Support for multiple document formats including PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Explore Dowse Details

Choose Mcp Everything Search when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH.
• Primary tools included: query, max_results, match_path.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Dowse ltspace File Systems	Mcp Everything Search mamertofabian File Systems
Summary	Windows-native full-disk search over file names, document contents, and OCR'd screenshot text, exposed to AI agents via a read-only local MCP server.	Fast Windows file search using Everything SDK
Category & Scope	File Systems

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ltspace-dowse": {
      "url": "https://lter.space/dowse/"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mamertofabian-mcp-everything-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mamertofabian-mcp-everything-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH": "YOUR_EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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