Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions vs MCP Everything Search

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions 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 Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions 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: mint_status, mint_why, mint_scan.

Explore Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions 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	Mint — Safe Mac Storage Actions File Systems	MCP Everything Search mamertofabian File Systems
Summary	Inspect Mac storage, explain file activity, and perform journaled cleanup with Trash and Undo.	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": {
    "mint-safe-mac-storage-actions": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dzg-studio/mcp-server-mint@1.0.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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