streamable-httpMITupdated 9d ago
A remote Model Context Protocol server that gives any agent document-reading eyes: PDFs and images by URL โ markdown (tables preserved) or plain text, with exact cost reporting and hard spend caps.
What can you do with ocr?
๐ช PennyOCR MCP server
A remote Model Context Protocol server that gives any agent document-reading eyes: PDFs and images by URL โ markdown (tables preserved) or plain text, with exact cost reporting and hard spend caps.
Hosted at https://mcp.pennyocr.com โ nothing to install:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pennyocr": {
"url": "https://mcp.pennyocr.com",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer pk_live_..." }
}
}
}
Keys are free (first 100 pages free) at pennyocr.com/dashboard.
Clients that can't set headers: https://mcp.pennyocr.com/?key=pk_live_...
Tools
| Tool | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
read_document |
{url, pages?, output?, max_pages?, max_cost_usd?} |
{content, pages, cost_usd, citations[]} |
estimate_cost |
{url, pages?} |
page count + exact cost โ free |
check_balance |
{} |
remaining credits + free-tier allowance โ free |
The cost caps refuse before any processing, with the numbers โ so autonomous agents can reason about spend ("200 pages, $0.15 โ proceed") and can never run past a prepaid balance.
Transport
Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC 2.0 over POST), stateless. This repo is the complete server โ
a single Cloudflare Worker (worker.js) proxying the PennyOCR API.
Pricing: $0.75 per 1,000 pages ยท pennyocr.com/pricing.txt ยท Agent onboarding: pennyocr.com/llms.txt
Install
Add ocr to your client. Pick the one you use.
claude mcp add --transport http ocr https://mcp.pennyocr.comcodex mcp add ocr --url https://mcp.pennyocr.com{
"mcpServers": {
"ocr": {
"url": "https://mcp.pennyocr.com"
}
}
}Add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`, or `.cursor/mcp.json` for a single project.
{
"servers": {
"ocr": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.pennyocr.com"
}
}
}Add to `.vscode/mcp.json` in your workspace.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ocr": {
"url": "https://mcp.pennyocr.com"
}
}
}Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ocr": {
"serverUrl": "https://mcp.pennyocr.com"
}
}
}Add to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`.
3 tools
ocr exposes 3 tools to a connected agent.
- read_document
- `{url, pages?, output?, max_pages?, max_cost_usd?}`
- estimate_cost
- `{url, pages?}`
- check_balance
- `{}`
Score
70 / 100
Good
- Documentation22/25
- Maintenance19/25
- Trust13/20
- Capability4/15
- Install experience12/15
- Documents what it does and how to connect
- Has a resolvable package or endpoint
- Exposes at least one tool, prompt or resource
- README has substantive content
- Includes a code example
- Documents its configuration
- Mentions credentials or security posture
- Last commit 1 days ago
- Has a release history
- Repository is not archived
- Licensed MIT
- Namespace verified in the official MCP registry
- Claimed by its owner
- Published under an organisation
- 3 tool(s) documented
- Provides prompt templates
- Provides resources
- 6 documented install method(s)
- Published to a package registry
- Offers a hosted endpoint โ no local install
Version history
| Versions | Published |
|---|---|
| 0.1.0Latest | Aug 21, 2026 |