Talonic runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 552 installs a week from npm. Last commit 29 Oct 2026.
Extract structured, schema-validated data from PDFs, scans, images, spreadsheets, and forms.
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add talonic-mcp -e 'TALONIC_API_KEY=<TALONIC_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @talonic/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"talonic-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@talonic/mcp"
],
"env": {
"TALONIC_API_KEY": "<TALONIC_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.talonic-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@talonic/mcp"]
env = { TALONIC_API_KEY = "<TALONIC_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"talonic-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@talonic/mcp"
],
"env": {
"TALONIC_API_KEY": "<TALONIC_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"talonic-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@talonic/mcp"
],
"env": {
"TALONIC_API_KEY": "<TALONIC_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<TALONIC_API_KEY> (Your Talonic API key. Get one at https://app.talonic.com).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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