yjid/kensaku
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What it is
A local, open-source file search app for Windows, macOS and Linux. It indexes file names, full text inside documents and code, OCR text in images, and supports semantic and natural-language time queries. It also exposes the index to AI agents over MCP, read-only.
Who it's for
Developers and power users who want fast local search across files, documents and screenshots, and AI agents that need read access to a local index
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