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Needle MCP

A Model Context Protocol server that enables agents to organize, store, and search documents using Needle's RAG capabilities. It integrates with Claude Desktop to provide semantic search over PDFs, DOCX, and other file types, allowing LLMs to access data buried in documents instantly.

Package and access

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Needle MCP logo, by needle-aiCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by needle-ai
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What its tools do

7 tools, grouped by the hints the source reports. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Not annotated (7)

0 of 7 have a description · 0 of 7 declare behavior hints

Checks and signals

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  • Popularity 104 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

  • Organize and store documents for quick retrieval
  • Perform powerful searches via Claude's large language model
  • Enable semantic search tools in AI applications

Source and maintenance

Community listingMIT
docker-mcp: needle-mcpSource repositoryProject website
Last repository push
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Packages and installation

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mcp/needle-mcp@sha256:d3fd314f40c306ad12a78f6e9a1cbad35a8aee902ecaf50020416eccb8078ff4

oci
mcp/needle-mcp@sha256:d3fd314f40c306ad12a78f6e9a1cbad35a8aee902ecaf50020416eccb8078ff4 package definition
{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "mcp/needle-mcp@sha256:d3fd314f40c306ad12a78f6e9a1cbad35a8aee902ecaf50020416eccb8078ff4",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry-1.docker.io"
}

Tools

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

needle_add_file
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
needle_add_file input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
needle_create_collection
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
needle_create_collection input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
needle_get_collection_details
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
needle_get_collection_details input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
needle_get_collection_stats
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
needle_get_collection_stats input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
needle_list_collections
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
needle_list_collections input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
needle_list_files
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
needle_list_files input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
needle_search
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
needle_search input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

Maintenance history

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  • · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
  • · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

Connect from your client

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "needle-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/needle-mcp@sha256:d3fd314f40c306ad12a78f6e9a1cbad35a8aee902ecaf50020416eccb8078ff4"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "needle-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/needle-mcp@sha256:d3fd314f40c306ad12a78f6e9a1cbad35a8aee902ecaf50020416eccb8078ff4"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "needle-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/needle-mcp@sha256:d3fd314f40c306ad12a78f6e9a1cbad35a8aee902ecaf50020416eccb8078ff4"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "needle-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/needle-mcp@sha256:d3fd314f40c306ad12a78f6e9a1cbad35a8aee902ecaf50020416eccb8078ff4"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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