paperless-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPERLESS_URL | Yes | The URL of the Paperless-ngx server, e.g. http://paperless.local:8000 | |
| PAPERLESS_TOKEN | Yes | API token from Paperless-ngx (obtained via /api/token/) | |
| PAPERLESS_TIMEOUT_MS | No | Timeout in milliseconds for API requests (optional, default 15000) | 15000 |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| paperless_healthA | Get Paperless-ngx status (database status and available tasks — connectivity check) |
| search_documentsA | Search Paperless-ngx documents by full-text query, returns summaries with IDs |
| get_documentA | Get the full content and metadata of a single Paperless-ngx document by ID |
| update_documentB | Update metadata fields (title, correspondent, document type, tags, created date) on a Paperless-ngx document |
| list_tagsA | List all tags defined in Paperless-ngx with their IDs and document counts |
| list_correspondentsB | List all correspondents defined in Paperless-ngx with their IDs and document counts |
| list_document_typesA | List all document types defined in Paperless-ngx with their IDs and document counts |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
Latest Blog Posts
MCP directory API
We provide all the information about MCP servers via our MCP API.
curl -X GET 'https://glama.ai/api/mcp/v1/servers/chiefmikey/paperless-mcp'
If you have feedback or need assistance with the MCP directory API, please join our Discord server