Uploads images and PDFs to Handwriting OCR, checks processing status and returns the recognized text as Markdown.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add handwriting-ocr --env API_TOKEN='<API_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @smithery/cli install @Handwriting-OCR/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server --client claude~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.handwriting-ocr]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@smithery/cli", "install", "@Handwriting-OCR/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server", "--client", "claude"]
env = { API_TOKEN = "<API_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add handwriting-ocr --env API_TOKEN='<API_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @smithery/cli install @Handwriting-OCR/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server --client claude~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"handwriting-ocr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@Handwriting-OCR/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server",
"--client",
"claude"
],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "<API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"handwriting-ocr": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@Handwriting-OCR/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server",
"--client",
"claude"
],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "<API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"handwriting-ocr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@Handwriting-OCR/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server",
"--client",
"claude"
],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "<API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"handwriting-ocr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@Handwriting-OCR/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server",
"--client",
"claude"
],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "<API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"handwriting-ocr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@Handwriting-OCR/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server",
"--client",
"claude"
],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "<API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
API_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.