MCP Ocr MCP Server

A production-grade OCR server built using MCP (Model Context Protocol) that provides OCR capabilities through a simple interface.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the MCP Ocr MCP server?

Connect MCP Ocr to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. A production-grade OCR server built using MCP (Model Context Protocol) that provides OCR capabilities through a simple interface. The mcp ocr mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

  • Extract text from images using Tesseract OCR
  • Support for multiple input types:
  • Local image files
  • Raw image bytes
  • Automatic Tesseract installation
  • Support for multiple languages

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • perform_ocr — The perform_ocr tool exposed by this server
  • get_supported_languages — List available OCR languages: python get_supported_languages()

Installation

The server ships on PyPI as mcp-ocr, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. MCP Ocr's toolset — perform_ocr, get_supported_languages — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by rjn32s; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
perform_ocrThe perform_ocr tool exposed by this server.
get_supported_languagesList available OCR languages: python get_supported_languages()

How to install the MCP Ocr MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ocr": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-ocr"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Ocr to perform ocr.
  • Use MCP Ocr to get supported languages.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Ocr to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (perform_ocr, get_supported_languages) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Ocr directly.