GroupDocs.Metadata MCP Server

MCP server that exposes GroupDocs.Metadata as AI-callable tools for Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and other MCP agents.

Installation

Requires .NET 10 SDK.

Run directly with dnx (recommended — no install step):

dnx GroupDocs.Metadata.Mcp --yes

Pulls the latest stable release on every invocation. To pin to a specific version (recommended for shared configs and CI), append @<version>:

dnx GroupDocs.Metadata.Mcp@26.5.1 --yes

Or install as a global dotnet tool:

dotnet tool install -g GroupDocs.Metadata.Mcp
groupdocs-metadata-mcp

Or run via Docker:

docker run --rm -i \
  -v $(pwd)/documents:/data \
  ghcr.io/groupdocs-metadata/metadata-net-mcp:latest

Available MCP Tools

Tool	Description
ReadMetadata	Reads all metadata properties (author, title, creation date, custom properties) and returns them as JSON
RemoveMetadata	Removes all metadata from a document and saves the cleaned file to storage

Configuration

Variable	Description	Default
GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH	Base folder for input and output files	current directory
GROUPDOCS_MCP_OUTPUT_PATH	(Optional) separate folder for output files	GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH
GROUPDOCS_LICENSE_PATH	Path to GroupDocs license file	(evaluation mode)

Usage with Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "groupdocs-metadata": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": ["GroupDocs.Metadata.Mcp", "--yes"],
      "env": {
        "GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH": "/path/to/documents"
      }
    }
  }
}

To pin to a specific version, replace "GroupDocs.Metadata.Mcp" with "GroupDocs.Metadata.Mcp@26.5.1" in args. Pinning is recommended for shared / committed configs to avoid surprise upgrades.

Usage with VS Code / GitHub Copilot

NuGet.org generates a ready-to-use mcp.json snippet on the package page. Copy it directly into your .vscode/mcp.json.

Alternatively, add manually to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "storage_path",
      "description": "Base folder for input and output files.",
      "password": false
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "groupdocs-metadata": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": ["GroupDocs.Metadata.Mcp", "--yes"],
      "env": {
        "GROUPDOCS_MCP_STORAGE_PATH": "${input:storage_path}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Same pinning rule as above — swap "GroupDocs.Metadata.Mcp" for "GroupDocs.Metadata.Mcp@26.5.1" to lock to a specific release.

Usage with Docker Compose

cd docker
docker compose up

Edit docker/docker-compose.yml to point volumes at your local documents folder.

Documentation & guides

Step-by-step deployment guides and a published-package integration test suite live in the companion repo GroupDocs.Metadata.Mcp.Tests:

• Install from NuGet — dnx, global tool, pinned vs always-latest
• Run via Docker
• Verify on the MCP registry
• Use with Claude Desktop
• Use with VS Code / GitHub Copilot
• Run the integration tests

That repo also exercises every advertised tool against the published NuGet artifact on Linux, macOS, and Windows in CI — so the snippets above are verified end-to-end on every release.

License

MIT — see LICENSE