search

MCP tool from Scrivener MCP by writerslogic

Keyword/full-text search; field: "title" for titles, scope: "trash" for trash

How to use it

search is exposed by the Scrivener MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the search tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Scrivener MCP

$npx scrivener-setup

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Other tools in Scrivener MCP (39)

analyze_document

AI writing analysis; focus with aspects (structure, style, pacing, themes...)

analyze_writing_style

Style-focused analysis

check_consistency

Project-wide continuity check; scope for plot, characters, or timeline

check_plot_consistency

Plot-thread consistency check

close_project

Close the active project and flush pending changes

collect_feedback

Record a rating/comment on an AI operation to inform those insights

compare_snapshot

Diff a snapshot against the current document (or another snapshot): paragraphs added/removed and net word change

compile_documents

Combine documents; mode: "structured" compiles the Draft folder with the binder hierarchy as headings and honors "Include in Compile" (no AI), mode: "intelligent" for AI-optimized output

create_document

Create a new text document or folder

create_snapshot

Take a Scrivener-native snapshot of a document (restorable from Scrivener's own Snapshots browser) before editing

delete_document

Move to trash (reversible)

detect_open_project

Detect the project currently open in the Scrivener app (macOS) so you don't need a path

discover_projects

Scan common locations for Scrivener projects when you don't know the path

enhance_content

Suggest a specific improvement to a document

export_project

Write the manuscript to disk -- Markdown, HTML, JSON inline, or DOCX, EPUB, PDF as a file

find_mentions

Locate every occurrence of a specific name or term, with context

generate_content

Generate new prose from a prompt and context

get_compile_settings

Read the project's compile formats and taxonomy -- labels/statuses (with colors), collections, section types

get_document_info

Metadata for one document (title, type, word count, synopsis, label, status)

get_manuscript_briefing

One "where am I?" snapshot: words vs. target (% to goal), document/status/label counts, longest/shortest documents

get_structure

Browse the binder hierarchy (folders, documents, word counts)

get_writing_goals

List goals with progress -- percent complete, words remaining, on-pace status

get_writing_preferences

Show current preferences plus feedback insights and suggestions

list_snapshots

List Scrivener snapshots (title, date) for one document or the whole project

list_trash

List trashed documents

move_document

Reorganize within the binder

open_project

Open a .scriv project (accepts .scriv folders or .scrivx files) and make it active

read_annotations

Read a document's comments and footnotes

read_document

Read content; format: "formatted" for rich text, offset/limit to page long docs

read_snapshot

Read a snapshot's text as plain text, with word count

refresh_project

Reload from disk after external edits

restore_document

Restore a document from trash

semantic_search

Find passages by meaning using the local HMS index plus provider-backed query interpretation, with similarity scores

set_writing_goal

Set a word-count goal (daily, weekly, or whole project) with an optional target date

set_writing_preferences

Set author preferences (tone, complexity, length, POV, style guide) that steer AI output

suggest_improvements

AI-generated improvement suggestions

update_document

Change title and/or metadata (synopsis, notes, label, status, custom fields)

verify_project_integrity

Read-only scan for structural problems (missing/duplicate UUIDs, unreadable content)

write_document

Replace a document's content (atomic, with pre-write backup)