PaddleOCR
Created 4 months ago
Lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for PaddleOCR integration.
What is PaddleOCR?
An MCP server that brings enterprise-grade OCR and document parsing capabilities to AI applications.
Documentation
Installation
This section explains how to install the paddleocr-mcp library via pip. For the local Python library mode, you need to install both paddleocr-mcp and the PaddlePaddle framework along with PaddleOCR, as per the PaddleOCR installation documentation.
To install paddleocr-mcp using pip:
pip install https://paddle-model-ecology.bj.bcebos.com/paddlex/PaddleX3.0/mcp/paddleocr_mcp/releases/v0.2.0/paddleocr_mcp-0.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
Using with Claude for Desktop
This section explains how to use the PaddleOCR MCP server within Claude for Desktop. The steps are also applicable to other MCP hosts with minor adjustments.
Quick Start
- Install paddleocr-mcp
- Install PaddleOCR
- Add MCP Server Configuration
- Restart the MCP Host
Parameter Reference
You can control the MCP server via environment variables or CLI arguments.
Known Limitations
In the local Python library mode, the current tools cannot process PDF document inputs that are Base64 encoded.
Server Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"paddleocr-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"paddleocr"
]
}
}
}