io.github.pvliesdonk/paperless-mcpsearch

Paperless MCP

Verified · 2 mo ago

Paperless-NGX over MCP: search, read, upload and tag documents; manage correspondents and types.

Install

claude mcp add paperless-mcp -- uvx pvliesdonk-paperless-mcp

Requires: PAPERLESS_MCP_KV_STORE_URL, PAPERLESS_MCP_TOOLS_ALLOW, PAPERLESS_MCP_TOOLS_DENY, PAPERLESS_MCP_SERVER_NAME, PAPERLESS_MCP_INSTANCE_DESCRIPTION, PAPERLESS_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS_EXTRA, PAPERLESS_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS, PAPERLESS_MCP_LOG_LEVEL, PAPERLESS_MCP_LOG_FORMAT, PAPERLESS_MCP_PAPERLESS_URL, PAPERLESS_MCP_API_TOKEN, PAPERLESS_MCP_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS, PAPERLESS_MCP_HTTP_RETRIES, PAPERLESS_MCP_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, PAPERLESS_MCP_PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL, PAPERLESS_MCP_TRANSFER_TTL_DEFAULT_S, PAPERLESS_MCP_TRANSFER_TTL_MAX_S, PAPERLESS_MCP_TRANSFER_GRACE_TTL_S, PAPERLESS_MCP_TRANSFER_LEASE_S, PAPERLESS_MCP_TRANSFER_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES

Our take

Connects Paperless-NGX to MCP so agents can search, read, upload, tag, and manage document metadata. It is mainly for users already running Paperless-NGX who want document workflows exposed to an assistant; the low star count suggests an early project, but the scope is concrete and the active registry status is a positive maintenance signal.

reviewed by hand · 2026-09-18

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