File Finder MCP server

This MCP server provides file searching capabilities, allowing you to search for files in your filesystem based on path fragments. It returns detailed file information including names, paths, sizes, and creation dates.

Installation

To set up the file-finder-mcp server, you need to configure it in your cline_mcp_settings.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "file-finder-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Users/stleubaev/Desktop/ClineTest/file-finder-mcp",
        "run",
        "file-finder-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Make sure to adjust the directory path to match your local setup.

Using the File Finder

Search Functionality

The file-finder-mcp server provides the search-files tool, which can be used to locate files in your filesystem.

Basic Search

To search for files, you need to provide:

• A required query parameter with the filename or path fragment
• An optional directory parameter to specify the search base directory

If no directory is specified, the search will run from the root directory.

Search Results

The search will return a list of matching files, each with:

• File name
• Complete file path
• File size
• Creation date

Example Usage

You can use this MCP server with AI models by requesting to find files. For example, you could prompt:

Find files called example.txt on my desktop using my mcp server

The server will search the specified location and return all matching files with their metadata.

Advanced Usage

Narrowing Searches

For more targeted searches, you can:

• Be more specific in your query parameter
• Limit the scope by providing a base directory
• Combine both approaches for the most focused results

Performance Considerations

When searching large directory structures:

• Consider specifying a subdirectory to improve search speed
• Use more specific queries to reduce the number of results

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "file-finder-mcp" '{"command":"uv","args":["--directory","/Users/stleubaev/Desktop/ClineTest/file-finder-mcp","run","file-finder-mcp"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "file-finder-mcp": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/Users/stleubaev/Desktop/ClineTest/file-finder-mcp",
                "run",
                "file-finder-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "file-finder-mcp": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/Users/stleubaev/Desktop/ClineTest/file-finder-mcp",
                "run",
                "file-finder-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect