paperless-ngx-mcp

A Model Context Protocol server for Paperless-NGX that exposes the full REST API to AI assistants. It allows agents to manage documents, tags, correspondents, document types, custom fields, storage paths, saved views, share links, workflows, mail accounts, document versions, notes, trash, and tasks. The server includes safety features like confirmation prompts for destructive actions and is tested against live Paperless instances.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by cubinet-code

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What you can do with it

Search and retrieve documents
Manage tags and correspondents
Upload and organize documents
Configure workflows

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 3.2.1

mcp-registry: io.github.cubinet-code/paperless-ngx-mcp@3.2.1 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

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paperless-ngx-mcp 3.2.1

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paperless-ngx-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "3.2.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "paperless-ngx-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PAPERLESS_URL",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Base URL of your Paperless-ngx instance, e.g. https://paperless.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "PAPERLESS_API_KEY",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Paperless-ngx API token (My Profile → generate token)"
    },
    {
      "name": "PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL",
      "description": "Public URL used for browser links to documents. Defaults to PAPERLESS_URL."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperless-ngx-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "paperless-ngx-mcp@3.2.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAPERLESS_URL": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_URL>",
        "PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_API_KEY>",
        "PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperless-ngx-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "paperless-ngx-mcp@3.2.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAPERLESS_URL": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_URL>",
        "PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_API_KEY>",
        "PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "paperless-ngx-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "paperless-ngx-mcp@3.2.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAPERLESS_URL": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_URL>",
        "PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_API_KEY>",
        "PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperless-ngx-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "paperless-ngx-mcp@3.2.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PAPERLESS_URL": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_URL>",
        "PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_API_KEY>",
        "PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL": "<YOUR_PAPERLESS_PUBLIC_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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