MCP Everything Search vs Filesystem MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Everything Search and Filesystem MCP 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 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.

Explore MCP Everything Search Details

Choose Filesystem MCP 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).
• Primary tools included: Read files with a 1 MB size limit, List directories with file metadata, Write and delete files and directories.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Everything Search mamertofabian File Systems	Filesystem MCP LincolnBurrows2017 File Systems
Summary	Fast Windows file search using Everything SDK	Model Context Protocol server for file system operations. Supports read, write, search, copy, move with security path restrictions.
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": {
    "mamertofabian-mcp-everything-search": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "installations"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH": "YOUR_EVERYTHING_SDK_PATH_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lincolnburrows2017-filesystem-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "filesystem-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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