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Docling MCP
by docling-project · docling-project/docling-mcp
Convert documents to structured Docling formats, build new documents, and reuse cached document results through Docling’s MCP service.
Install from the author’s instructions
Before connecting
- Install uv and provide access to a Docling Serve API for the README’s recommended remote-conversion configuration.
- Set the service URL and API key in the local MCP process’s environment.
Claude Desktop · local MCP process using remote conversion
{
"mcpServers": {
"docling": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from=docling-mcp",
"docling-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DOCLING_MCP_CONVERSION_MODE": "remote",
"DOCLING_MCP_SERVICE_URL": "https://your-docling-service.example.com",
"DOCLING_MCP_SERVICE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
This configuration starts a local MCP process and delegates conversion to Docling Serve; it is not a public hosted MCP URL. The README also describes local and hybrid conversion installations.
Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
Tools and capabilities
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Document conversion | Convert PDFs into structured DoclingDocument data. |
| Document generation | Create documents and add titles, sections, paragraphs and lists. |
| Document caching | Reuse locally cached document results. |
| RAG workflows | Use the documented Milvus upload and retrieval integration. |
Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.
Workflow examples
Suggested prompts for your own client. These are examples, not recorded tool executions.
Prompt 1
Convert a PDF I provide into a DoclingDocument and summarize its structure using the returned document key.Prompt 2
Create a structured document with a title, headings and a list from an outline I provide, then explain the export options.Sources and verification
Author README, linked first-party setup instructions and public repository metadata reviewed on 2026-10-14. No third-party package was installed, no MCP server was executed, and no hosted service was connected.
Recent activity refers to the repository push timestamp. It does not establish the product’s original release date. Stars are a dated snapshot of the entire repository.
- GitHub repository metadataVerified 2026-10-14
- Author READMEVerified 2026-10-14
- Official MCP Registry recordVerified 2026-10-14