# groupdocs-parser-mcp **Category:** 💻 Developer Tools **Repository:** https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp **Views:** 0 **Installs:** 0 **Upvotes:** 0 **Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/groupdocs-parser-mcp ## Description MCP server for GroupDocs.Parser — extract text, images, metadata, tables, barcodes via AI. ## Claude Desktop Quick Installation Heuristic fallback — verify the package name and runner against the repository README before running it. Uses `npx` (confidence: low): ```json "mcpServers": { "groupdocs-parser-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y","groupdocs-parser-mcp"] } } ``` ## Documentation & README # GroupDocs.Parser MCP Server MCP server that exposes [GroupDocs.Parser](https://products.groupdocs.com/parser) as AI-callable tools for Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and other MCP agents. [![GHCR](https://img.shields.io/badge/GHCR-parser--net--mcp-2496ED?logo=docker&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/orgs/groupdocs-parser/packages/container/package/parser-net-mcp) [![MCP Registry](https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP_Registry-listed_(OCI)-6f42c1)](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=io.github.groupdocs-parser/groupdocs-parser-mcp) [![Integration tests](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp.Tests/actions/workflows/integration.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp.Tests/actions/workflows/integration.yml) [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](LICENSE) ## Installation [![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-Install-0098FF)](https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=groupdocs-parser&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22docker%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22run%22%2C%22--rm%22%2C%22-i%22%2C%22-v%22%2C%22%2Fpath%2Fto%2Fdocuments%3A%2Fdata%22%2C%22-e%22%2C%22GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH%3D%2Fdata%22%2C%22-e%22%2C%22GROUPDOCS_MCP_OUTPUT_PATH%3D%2Fdata%22%2C%22-e%22%2C%22GROUPDOCS_LICENSE_PATH%3D%22%2C%22ghcr.io%2Fgroupdocs-parser%2Fparser-net-mcp%3Alatest%22%5D%7D) [![Install in VS Code Insiders](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code_Insiders-Install-24bfa5)](https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=groupdocs-parser&config=%7B%22command%22%3A%22docker%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22run%22%2C%22--rm%22%2C%22-i%22%2C%22-v%22%2C%22%2Fpath%2Fto%2Fdocuments%3A%2Fdata%22%2C%22-e%22%2C%22GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH%3D%2Fdata%22%2C%22-e%22%2C%22GROUPDOCS_MCP_OUTPUT_PATH%3D%2Fdata%22%2C%22-e%22%2C%22GROUPDOCS_LICENSE_PATH%3D%22%2C%22ghcr.io%2Fgroupdocs-parser%2Fparser-net-mcp%3Alatest%22%5D%7D&quality=insiders) [![Add to Cursor](https://img.shields.io/badge/Cursor-Add_MCP-111111)](https://cursor.com/en/install-mcp?name=groupdocs-parser&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoiZG9ja2VyIiwiYXJncyI6WyJydW4iLCItLXJtIiwiLWkiLCItdiIsIi9wYXRoL3RvL2RvY3VtZW50czovZGF0YSIsIi1lIiwiR1JPVVBET0NTX01DUF9TVE9SQUdFX1BBVEg9L2RhdGEiLCItZSIsIkdST1VQRE9DU19NQ1BfT1VUUFVUX1BBVEg9L2RhdGEiLCItZSIsIkdST1VQRE9DU19MSUNFTlNFX1BBVEg9IiwiZ2hjci5pby9ncm91cGRvY3MtcGFyc2VyL3BhcnNlci1uZXQtbWNwOmxhdGVzdCJdfQ%3D%3D) [![Codex CLI setup](https://img.shields.io/badge/Codex_CLI-Setup-e5541b)](install/generated/codex.md) [![Windsurf setup](https://img.shields.io/badge/Windsurf-Setup-0e8a7d)](install/generated/windsurf.md) > One-click installs pre-fill every supported setting: edit the placeholder host path in > the volume mount after install; an empty GROUPDOCS_LICENSE_PATH runs in evaluation mode. > > **More clients** - ready-made configs for Claude Code, Codex CLI, Visual Studio 2022, > Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and JetBrains Rider live in [`install/generated/`](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp/blob/HEAD/install/generated/). **This product ships via Docker (GHCR) only.** GroupDocs.Parser's managed DLL embeds ~234 MB of ONNX models, so the packed tool exceeds NuGet.org's 250 MB limit - so `dnx` and `dotnet tool install` are **not available** for it. When upstream ships a slimmer engine that packs under the limit, the standard NuGet flow returns (see the revert notes in `.github/workflows/publish_prod.yml`). ```bash docker run --rm -i \ -v $(pwd)/documents:/data \ ghcr.io/groupdocs-parser/parser-net-mcp:latest ``` Images are multi-arch (`linux/amd64` + `linux/arm64`), tagged `latest` plus an immutable version tag per release (e.g. `:26.9.0`). To pin, replace `:latest` with the version tag - recommended for shared configs and CI. ## Available MCP Tools | Tool | Description | |---|---| | `ExtractText` | Extracts plain text from a document (whole document or a single page). Truncates very large outputs. | | `ExtractImages` | Extracts all embedded images and saves them to storage as `_image.` files | | `ExtractMetadata` | Extracts metadata (author, title, dates, custom properties, EXIF, XMP, IPTC) and returns it as JSON | | `ExtractTables` | Extracts tables from a document as Markdown (default — renders in chat) or structured JSON | | `ExtractBarcodes` | Detects all barcodes / QR codes and returns their decoded values, types, and positions as JSON | | `GetDocumentInfo` | Returns the file type, page count, and size of a document as JSON (without modifying it) | All tools support PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML, EPUB, MSG, EML, JPG, PNG, TIFF, and 50+ more document and image formats. ## Example prompts for AI agents Copy any of these into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot Chat after the server is connected. 1. **Get a document's structure**: *"How many pages does invoice.pdf have, and what format is it?"* 2. **Pull a text snippet**: *"Extract the text from page 2 of contract.docx."* 3. **Mine the metadata**: *"What's the author and creation date of report.xlsx?"* 4. **Read a structured table**: *"Pull the line items table out of invoice.pdf as Markdown."* 5. **Scan for barcodes**: *"Are there any QR codes in shipping-label.png? If so, what do they decode to?"* ## Licensing **The MCP server itself is MIT; the underlying GroupDocs engines require a license for production use.** Without one the server runs in **evaluation mode**: - Text output may include an evaluation watermark, and other outputs may be size-limited. To lift the limits, mount your `GroupDocs.Total.lic` into the container and point `GROUPDOCS_LICENSE_PATH` at it (see the Claude Desktop example above): - [Get a free 30-day temporary license](https://purchase.groupdocs.com/temporary-license/) - [Purchase a license](https://purchase.groupdocs.com/pricing/parser/net) | [Product page](https://products.groupdocs.com/parser/net/) ## Configuration | Variable | Description | Default | |---|---|---| | `GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH` | Base folder for input and output files | current directory | | `GROUPDOCS_MCP_OUTPUT_PATH` | *(Optional)* separate folder for output files (used by `ExtractImages`) | `GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH` | | `GROUPDOCS_LICENSE_PATH` | Path to GroupDocs license file. In evaluation mode, text outputs may include a watermark and other outputs may be size-limited | (evaluation mode) | ## Usage with Claude Desktop ```json { "mcpServers": { "groupdocs-parser": { "command": "docker", "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "-v", "/path/to/documents:/data", "ghcr.io/groupdocs-parser/parser-net-mcp:latest"] } } } ``` > To use a license, add `"-v", "/path/to/license-folder:/license", "-e", > "GROUPDOCS_LICENSE_PATH=/license/GroupDocs.Total.lic"` before the image name. > To pin a version, replace `:latest` with the release tag. ## Usage with VS Code / GitHub Copilot Use the **Install in VS Code** button above, or add to `.vscode/mcp.json` (also in [`install/generated/vscode-mcp.json`](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp/blob/HEAD/install/generated/vscode-mcp.json)): ```json { "inputs": [ { "type": "promptString", "id": "storage_path", "description": "Base folder for input and output files.", "password": false } ], "servers": { "groupdocs-parser": { "command": "docker", "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "-v", "${input:storage_path}:/data", "ghcr.io/groupdocs-parser/parser-net-mcp:latest"] } } } ``` ## Usage with Docker Compose ```bash cd docker docker compose up ``` Edit `docker/docker-compose.yml` to point volumes at your local documents folder. ## Documentation & guides Step-by-step deployment guides and a published-package integration test suite live in the companion repo [**GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp.Tests**](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp.Tests): - [Install from NuGet](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp.Tests/blob/master/how-to/01-install-from-nuget.md) - [Run via Docker](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp.Tests/blob/master/how-to/02-run-via-docker.md) - [Verify on the MCP registry](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp.Tests/blob/master/how-to/03-verify-mcp-registry.md) - [Use with Claude Desktop](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp.Tests/blob/master/how-to/04-use-with-claude-desktop.md) - [Use with VS Code / GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp.Tests/blob/master/how-to/05-use-with-vscode-copilot.md) - [Run the integration tests](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp.Tests/blob/master/how-to/06-run-integration-tests.md) ## License MIT — see [LICENSE](https://github.com/groupdocs-parser/GroupDocs.Parser.Mcp/blob/HEAD/LICENSE)