MCP server for Paperless-NGX (2.x and 3.x). Lets AI assistants manage documents, tags, correspondents, document types, custom fields, saved views, storage paths, workflows, share links, notes, trash, and tasks via the Paperless-NGX REST API.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add paperless-ngx --env PAPERLESS_URL='<PAPERLESS_URL>' --env PAPERLESS_API_KEY='<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>' -- npx -y paperless-ngx-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.paperless-ngx]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "paperless-ngx-mcp"]
env = { PAPERLESS_URL = "<PAPERLESS_URL>", PAPERLESS_API_KEY = "<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add paperless-ngx --env PAPERLESS_URL='<PAPERLESS_URL>' --env PAPERLESS_API_KEY='<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>' -- npx -y paperless-ngx-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperless-ngx": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"paperless-ngx-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PAPERLESS_URL": "<PAPERLESS_URL>",
"PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"paperless-ngx": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"paperless-ngx-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PAPERLESS_URL": "<PAPERLESS_URL>",
"PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperless-ngx": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"paperless-ngx-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PAPERLESS_URL": "<PAPERLESS_URL>",
"PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperless-ngx": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"paperless-ngx-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PAPERLESS_URL": "<PAPERLESS_URL>",
"PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperless-ngx": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"paperless-ngx-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PAPERLESS_URL": "<PAPERLESS_URL>",
"PAPERLESS_API_KEY": "<PAPERLESS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
PAPERLESS_URLPAPERLESS_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.