Dowse MCP Server

Fast local full-text search for Windows files (tantivy + jieba), exposed to AI agents over MCP.

People who work with chinese, desktop search and everything alternative and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Rust.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-18 · ★ 18 · #771 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · Rust servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.ltspace is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

02 · What Dowse can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.1.0 · 2026-09-17

Dowse v1.1.0 makes everyday search and desktop controls easier to discover. · Highlights · Browse beyond the first 50 matches with compact pagination and keyboard page crossing. · Open Settings from anywhere with…

v1.0.0 · 2026-08-10

Dowse v1.0.0 is the first stable Windows release. · Highlights: · Move the frameless search window by dragging its header. · Resize the native window from every edge and corner. · Drag or keyboard-adjust the…

v0.10.0 · 2026-07-21

Breaking: index rebuild required / 需要重建索引 · The index schema is now v5 (a new tokenized path field powers the path: operator). After upgrading, dowse will refuse to open an older index and ask for a rebuild - open the…

03 · Who maintains Dowse

dowse is maintained by ltspace. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

04 · Facts

repository
github.com/ltspace/dowse
website
https://lter.space/dowse/en/
category
other - ranked #771 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
9 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-17)
registry
io.github.ltspace/dowse (active, first published 2026-07-14 · 3 versions)
packages
cargo:dowse

05 · Dowse FAQ

What is Dowse?

Fast local full-text search for Windows files (tantivy + jieba), exposed to AI agents over MCP.

Is Dowse still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-18 and it shipped 9 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

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