{"slug": "show-hn-fileforge-finder-local-file-search-with-ai-optimized-export", "title": "Show HN: FileForge Finder: Local file search with AI-optimized export", "summary": "Brent launched FileForge Finder, a local file search tool with AI-optimized export that runs entirely on-device and offline, prioritizing file security by using drag-and-drop export instead of an MCP connector. The tool aims to help users find files and provide targeted file content to chatbots, with the biggest gains reported for Windows users.", "body_md": "Hope this sparks some conversation. Interested to get the community's take on an app we use internally to find files and provide targeted file content to chatbots.\n\nBiggest gains in search are for windows users but I am interested to get feedback from the spotlight users.\n\nWith the AI export we originally used and MCP connector but when back to drag and drop export of file content due to security and universal applicability.\n\nNo worries about your file security. Everything runs on-device and works offline.\n\nOne click download at fileforge.com. Open to any feedback.\n\nBrent\n\nComments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49076401](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49076401)\n\nPoints: 1\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-fileforge-finder-local-file-search-with-ai-optimized-export", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49076401", "published_at": "2026-07-27 22:38:50+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-27 22:52:31.406893+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["FileForge Finder", "Brent"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-fileforge-finder-local-file-search-with-ai-optimized-export", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-fileforge-finder-local-file-search-with-ai-optimized-export.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-fileforge-finder-local-file-search-with-ai-optimized-export.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-fileforge-finder-local-file-search-with-ai-optimized-export.jsonld"}}