About File Find Mcp
File Find MCP is a Rust MCP server for searching and reading text files in a specified directory. It uses ripgrep for search and falls back to a Rust implementation when ripgrep is unavailable.
Key features
- 01Search text files with ripgrep
- 02Read file contents
- 03Detect text and skip binary files
- 04Rust fallback when ripgrep is unavailable
Use cases
- 01Find keywords in a directory’s text files
- 02Read a selected text file
MCP support
Exposes search and file-reading tools to MCP-compatible clients.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEFile Find MCP
A specialized Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for fast file search within a filesystem, built with Rust and powered by ripgrep.
🔍 Overview
File Find MCP is a tool that provides powerful search capabilities for files in a specified directory. It uses ripgrep to perform high-performance searches through file content efficiently.
This project implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP), making it compatible with AI assistants and other systems that support the protocol.
✨ Features
- High-performance search: Uses ripgrep for extremely fast searches across directory structures
- File content reader: Read and display the content of specific text files
- Smart file detection: Automatically identifies text files and skips binary files
- MCP integration: Works with systems that support the Model Context Protocol
- Fallback mechanism: Uses pure Rust implementation when ripgrep command is not available
📋 Prerequisites
Before using this tool, make sure you have:
- Rust installed - Install Rust
- ripgrep installed - On macOS, you can install it using Homebrew:
brew install ripgrep
📦 Building
To build the project:
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/joisun/file-find-mcp
cd file-find-mcp
# Build in release mode
cargo build --release
The compiled binary will be available at target/release/file-find-mcp.
⚙️ Configuration
Add this to your MCP settings (in Cursor, Claude, or other MCP-compatible tools):
{
"mcpServers": {
"file-find-mcp": {
"command": "/path/to/your/file-find-mcp/target/release/file-find-mcp"
}
}
}
Replace /path/to/your/file-find-mcp with the actual path to your cloned repository.
🛠️ Available Tools
Search Tool
- Description: Search for keywords in text files within a specified directory
- Parameters:
directory: Path to the directory to searchkeyword: Keyword to search for
File Content Reader Tool
- Description: Read and display the content of a specific file
- Parameters:
file_path: Path to the file to read
📄 License
MIT License
🙏 Acknowledgements
- ripgrep for the lightning-fast search capabilities
- RMCP for the Model Context Protocol implementation
- This project is forked from file-search-mcp and modified to use ripgrep for improved search efficiency
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