Docling MCP

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Convert PDFs and other documents to structured formats via Docling, for AI applications.

Getting Started

npx @getmcp/cli add io.github.docling-project/docling-mcp

Requires Python 3.10+. Community-contributed server. Review source before installing.

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Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.docling-project/docling-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "docling-mcp==2.2.1",
        "docling-mcp-server",
        "stdio",
        "docling-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOCLING_MCP_CONVERSION_MODE": "",
        "DOCLING_MCP_SERVICE_URL": "",
        "DOCLING_MCP_SERVICE_API_KEY": "",
        "DOCLING_MCP_SERVICE_TIMEOUT": "",
        "DOCLING_MCP_SERVICE_MAX_RETRIES": "",
        "DOCLING_MCP_FALLBACK_TO_LOCAL": "",
        "DOCLING_MCP_KEEP_IMAGES": "",
        "DOCLING_MCP_IMAGES_SCALE": "",
        "DOCLING_MCP_DO_OCR": "",
        "DOCLING_MCP_DO_TABLE_STRUCTURE": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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