Compress OCR-heavy PDFs into dense packed images so agents can work with long visual documents.
uvx optical-context-mcpAdd this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-chrboebel-optical-context-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"optical-context-mcp"
]
}
}
}~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonNo remote HTTP endpoint is advertised. Use the package or stdio setup shown in Install.
Optical Context MCP is an MCP server for Compress OCR-heavy PDFs into dense packed images so agents can work with long visual documents.. It supports STDIO transport.
Use the generated config in Install. This server runs with uvx optical-context-mcp; add any required environment variables before starting your client.
Choose the Claude Desktop tab in Install and copy the config for uvx optical-context-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Desktop.
Choose the Claude Code tab in Install and copy the config for uvx optical-context-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Code.
Choose the Codex tab in Install and copy the config for uvx optical-context-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Codex.
Choose the Cursor or VS Code tab in Install and copy the config for uvx optical-context-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Cursor or VS Code.
Optical Context MCP uses STDIO transport. Use the package or command config in Install.
Optical Context MCP inventory is listed when the MCP endpoint exposes tools, resources, or prompts. Some servers require auth first.
Optical Context MCP does not advertise a verified auth requirement. If discovery fails, it may still need provider login, an API key, a bearer token, or a session header.
| Package | Registry | Version | Inputs |
|---|---|---|---|
optical-context-mcpstdio | pypi | 0.1.4 | None advertised |