Passport, ID and MRZ recognition via doc.cheap – Free: 100 documents every month, then $0.01 each
Connect Remote server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.doc.cheap/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>" --header "X-Doc-Cheap-Api-Key: <X_DOC_CHEAP_API_KEY>"
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.doc.cheap/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>",
"X-Doc-Cheap-Api-Key": "<X_DOC_CHEAP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.doc.cheap/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>",
"X-Doc-Cheap-Api-Key": "<X_DOC_CHEAP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://mcp.doc.cheap/mcp
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools 6 found in our last check
scan_documentRecognise a passport, national ID card or driver's licence from a photo or scan and return what is printed on it as structured JSON. Inputs: the image as image_base64 or image_url (https, on a public address); plus the optional expect_country, return_portrait, retain_hours, refe…
check_balanceReturn how many credits are left on the account and what the current period has used: the balance, split into this month's free credits (100 every month, drawn first) and the paid credits, the credits spent, and the scan counters broken down by status (recognized, unreadable, no…
search_docsFull-text search over the doc.cheap API documentation – endpoints, request options, every response field, the error codes and what to do about each, MRZ rules, retention and pricing. Takes a query and an optional limit (1 to 20, default 5), and answers with the matching sections…
list_scansList the account's stored scans, most recent first, one page at a time. Inputs: the optional limit (1 to 100 rows, default 20) and cursor (the next_cursor of the previous page; omit it for the first page). Output: scans – one row per scan with id, status (recognized, unreadable,…
get_scanFetch the full result of one stored scan by its id, as it was returned when the document was recognised. Input: scan_id – meta.id of a scan_document result, or id of a list_scans row. Output: the same Scan object scan_document returns (meta, document, holder, fields, mrz and the…
delete_scanPermanently delete one stored scan now, before its retention window would end. This cannot be undone: the stored result, its history row and its thumbnail are removed, and the scan can no longer be listed, fetched or replayed through its idempotency_key. The credit it drew is no…
Headers
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AuthorizationOptional, secret | Your doc.cheap API key as `Bearer <key>`, for clients that leave `Authorization` free; `X-Doc-Cheap-Api-Key` wins when both are sent. Without a key, the public sandbox key is used. It gives 10 free recognised documents per address in all, and at most 10 requests per address an hour, whatever their… |
X-Doc-Cheap-Api-KeyOptional, secret | Your doc.cheap API key, for clients that reserve `Authorization` for their own use. It wins over `Authorization` when both are sent. Without a key, the public sandbox key is used. It gives 10 free recognised documents per address in all, and at most 10 requests per address an hour, whatever their a… |
Details
| Endpoint | https://mcp.doc.cheap/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| Package | @doc-cheap/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| Package | https://gitlab.com/doccheap/ocr-mcp/-/releases/v0.3.11/downloads/[email protected] (MCPB, stdio) |
| First published | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | cheap.doc/mcp |
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