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Paperless-ngx for Claude Desktop

io.github.cubinet-code/paperless-ngx-mcp

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

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Paperless-ngx in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperless-ngx-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "paperless-ngx-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAPERLESS_URL": "<PAPERLESS_URL>",
        "PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>",
        "PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL": "<PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

Paperless-ngx in other clients

Paperless-ngx MCP server