MCP Mistral Ocr MCP Server

An MCP server that provides OCR capabilities using Mistral AI's OCR API. This server can process both local files and URLs, supporting images and

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What is the MCP Mistral Ocr MCP Server?

An MCP server that provides OCR capabilities using Mistral AI's OCR API. This server can process both local files and URLs, supporting images and PDFs.

What it actually does

  • Process local files (images and PDFs) using Mistral's OCR
  • Process files from URLs with explicit file type specification
  • Support for multiple file formats (JPG, PNG, PDF, etc.)
  • Results saved as JSON files with timestamps
  • Docker containerization
  • UV package management

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the MCP Mistral Ocr MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mistral-ocr": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MISTRAL_API_KEY",
        "-e",
        "OCR_DIR",
        "-v",
        "C:/path/to/your/files:/data/ocr",
        "mcp-mistral-ocr:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MISTRAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_MISTRAL_API_KEY",
        "OCR_DIR": "C:/path/to/your/files"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MISTRAL_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
OCR_DIRDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation

Frequently asked questions

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