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Paperless-ngx for Cursor

io.github.tobee89/mcp-paperless-ngx

MCP server for Paperless-ngx 3.x — full REST API coverage, schema-aware, token-frugal.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Paperless-ngx in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-paperless-ngx": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-paperless-ngx"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAPERLESS_URL": "<PAPERLESS_URL>",
        "PAPERLESS_TOKEN": "<PAPERLESS_TOKEN>",
        "PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL": "<PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL>",
        "PAPERLESS_TOOLSETS": "<PAPERLESS_TOOLSETS>",
        "PAPERLESS_READ_ONLY": "<PAPERLESS_READ_ONLY>",
        "PAPERLESS_HEADERS": "<PAPERLESS_HEADERS>",
        "PAPERLESS_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "<PAPERLESS_DOWNLOAD_DIR>",
        "PAPERLESS_MAX_PAGE_SIZE": "<PAPERLESS_MAX_PAGE_SIZE>",
        "PAPERLESS_TIMEOUT_MS": "<PAPERLESS_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "PAPERLESS_API_VERSION": "<PAPERLESS_API_VERSION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

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