MCP Everything Search vs Filestash

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Everything Search and Filestash 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 Filestash 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: MCP gateway for Filestash storage, SFTP, S3, FTP, SMB, and NFS access, WebDAV, Git, and FTPS support.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Everything Search mamertofabian File Systems	Filestash mickaelkerjean File Systems
Summary	Fast Windows file search using Everything SDK	Remote Storage Access: SFTP, S3, FTP, SMB, NFS, WebDAV, GIT, FTPS, gcloud, azure blob, sharepoint, etc.
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": {
    "mickaelkerjean-filestash": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mickaelkerjean-filestash"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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