Florence-2 MCP Server

# Florence-2 MCP Server [](https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-florence2/actions/workflows/python-app.yaml) [](https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-florence2/blob/main/LICENSE) [](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit) [](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) [](https://smithery.ai/server/@jkawamoto/mcp-florence2) An MCP server for processing images using [Florence-2](https://huggingface.co/microsoft/Florence-2-large). You can process images or PDF files stored on a local or web server to extract text using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) or generate descriptive captions summarizing the content of the images. ## Installation ### For Claude Desktop To configure this server for Claude Desktop, edit the `claude_desktop_config.json` file with the following entry under `mcpServers`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "florence-2": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "--from", "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-florence2", "mcp-florence2" ] } } } ``` After editing, restart the application. For more information, see: [For Claude Desktop Users - Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user). ### For Goose CLI To enable the Bear extension in Goose CLI, edit the configuration file `~/.config/goose/config.yaml` to include the following entry: ```yaml extensions: bear: name: Florence-2 cmd: uvx args: [ --from, git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-florence2, mcp-florence2 ] enabled: true type: stdio ``` ### For Goose Desktop Add a new extension with the following settings: - **Type**: Standard IO - **ID**: florence-2 - **Name**: Florence-2 - **Description**: An MCP server for processing images using Florence-2 - **Command**: `uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-florence2 mcp-florence2` For more details on configuring MCP servers in Goose Desktop, refer to the documentation: [Using Extensions - MCP Servers](https://block.github.io/goose/docs/getting-started/using-extensions#mcp-servers). ## Tools ### ocr Process an image file or URL using OCR to extract text. #### Arguments: - **src**: A file path or URL to the image file that needs to be processed. ### caption Processes an image file and generates captions for the image. #### Arguments: - **src**: A file path or URL to the image file that needs to be processed. ## License This application is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more details.