MCP Docling Server
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An MCP server to help you "play with your documents" via Docling π₯
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- zanetworker
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- Convert documents to Markdown format
- Extract tables as structured data
- Process multiple documents in batch mode
- Generate Q&A documents (requires IBM Watson X)
- Enable OCR for scanned documents
- Cache processed documents for performance
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
MCP Docling ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install via pip (pip install -e .) and start the server with mcp-server-lls using stdio (default) or SSE transport (--transport sse --port 8000). Tools are then available to any MCP client; the README includes a detailed example with Llama Stack.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp docling server": {
"mcp-docling": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"run",
"mcp-server-lls"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"mcp-docling": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"run",
"mcp-server-lls"
]
}
}
MCP Docling Server
An MCP server that provides document processing capabilities using the Docling library.
Installation
You can install the package using pip:
pip install -e .
Usage
Start the server using either stdio (default) or SSE transport:
```bash
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