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Evidence field	Docling MCPShortlist candidate	Codebase Memory MCPMCP100 Recommended
Task fit
Best for	Parsing PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, CSV, and HTML into structured DoclingDocument, Markdown, or JSON output PDF table structure, OCR-enabled conversion, and derived structured-document workflows	Repository indexing, symbol search, call-path tracing, impact analysis, and architecture queries across many languages
Not ideal for	Editing the original PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, or CSV source file Clients that cannot use the current MCP SDK v2-compatible Docling MCP 3.x release	Tiny repositories, one-off text searches, or semantic questions unsupported by the indexed parsers
Avoid when	Remote conversion would send sensitive documents to an endpoint whose retention and access controls you have not approved You cannot constrain or review update and delete operations on cached DoclingDocument content	The source tree cannot be indexed locally or persistent cache files are prohibited
Provenance
Provenance details	First-party MCP Docling Project · Publisher source ↗	First-party MCP DeusData · Publisher source ↗
Maintenance
Maintenance details	Repo: Aug 14, 2026 Package: Aug 14, 2026	Repo: Aug 14, 2026 Package: Aug 14, 2026
Popularity evidence
GitHub stars	707 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z	44,904 GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-25T18:35:00Z
Package downloads / 30 days	38,665 package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z	28,000 package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
External adoption evidence	Not documented	npm: package downloads: 28,015Exact attributable signal.npm: package downloads · Rolling 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗
Client coverage
Client coverage details	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio
Client coverage note	Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
Authentication	Local stdio mode does not require a service credential. Remote mode uses the configured Docling Serve URL and optional API key; additional integrations may require separate keys.	local stdio; no remote auth needed
Cost	The MIT-licensed local software has no documented MCP fee. Hosting Docling Serve, storage, model endpoints, or optional managed services may incur infrastructure or provider charges.	none beyond local resources
Permissions	The server can read local paths and URLs, access configured object-storage sources, cache documents, and expose tools that update or delete items in derived DoclingDocument state.	reads indexed source/project data; installer writes supported agent/editor configs/hooks
Data handling	Local mode processes and caches documents on the host. Remote mode sends document content to the configured Docling Serve URL; storage-provider and RAG extras add their own data paths. The current privacy document still says processing is local, so that conflict remains an explicit Shortlist gap.	local processing; current docs state no source/index/query/env/telemetry upload
Limitations
Tradeoffs	Local mode keeps conversion on the host but installs the larger Docling stack; remote mode is lighter but sends documents to Docling Serve. A rich conversion and generation surface improves task fit while increasing the permissions and failure modes that need review.	Persistent indexing can reduce repeated reads, but consumes local storage and graph results can become stale until the repository is re-indexed. Version 0.10.8 includes correctness and reliability fixes affecting graph/search results and Windows behavior.
Risk context	Choose local versus remote mode explicitly, restrict readable paths and source URLs, approve the remote retention boundary, disable unused conversion, generation, or manipulation tools, and pin a client-compatible release. Update and delete operations affect cached derived DoclingDocument state rather than the original source file, but remain destructive within that state.	latest 0.10.x supported; SLSA/Sigstore/checksums/VirusTotal/security policy
Evidence date
Editorial review	2026-08-14	2026-09-23
Candidate evidence	2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z	2026-09-25T18:35:00Z

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