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Paperless-ngx

io.github.cubinet-code/paperless-ngx-mcp · v3.2.1

Full Paperless-ngx API for AI assistants: search, tag, edit and upload documents, workflows and more

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Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add paperless-ngx-mcp -e PAPERLESS_URL=<PAPERLESS_URL> -e PAPERLESS_API_KEY=<PAPERLESS_API_KEY> -e PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL=<PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL> -- npx -y [email protected]
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperless-ngx-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAPERLESS_URL": "<PAPERLESS_URL>",
        "PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>",
        "PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL": "<PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperless-ngx-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAPERLESS_URL": "<PAPERLESS_URL>",
        "PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>",
        "PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL": "<PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "paperless-ngx-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAPERLESS_URL": "<PAPERLESS_URL>",
        "PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>",
        "PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL": "<PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
PAPERLESS_URL
Required		Base URL of your Paperless-ngx instance, e.g. https://paperless.example.com
PAPERLESS_API_KEY
Required, secret		Paperless-ngx API token (My Profile → generate token)
PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL
Optional		Public URL used for browser links to documents. Defaults to PAPERLESS_URL.

Details

Package[email protected] (NPM, stdio)
First published30 Sep 2026
Last updated30 Sep 2026
Registry nameio.github.cubinet-code/paperless-ngx-mcp

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