Carbone MCP

Name: Carbone MCP
Author: carboneio

Verified · carbone.io

MCP server by carboneio · updated 4 days ago · ★ 6 · 95 downloads a week

Score 80

Automate production-ready PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents from templates and JSON data Carbone MCP is published by carbone.io from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit 4 days ago

Licence

Apache-2.0: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

No risky patterns in the files we checked

What you need

Setting	Needed	What it is
`CARBONE_API_KEY`Environment variable, secret	Required	Your Carbone API key from https://account.carbone.io. Required when using the Carbone cloud API. If CARBONE_BASE_URL points to an on-premise server, authentication is not required and this can be left empty.
`CARBONE_BASE_URL`Environment variable	Optional	Custom Carbone API base URL for on-premise deployments. Defaults to https://api.carbone.io. When set to a custom URL, CARBONE_API_KEY is not required. Default: `https://api.carbone.io`

From the publisher's entry in the official MCP Registry. Required settings are already in the install config below as placeholders.

Install Carbone MCP

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add carbone-mcp -e CARBONE_API_KEY=YOUR_CARBONE_API_KEY -- npx -y carbone-mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install Carbone MCP in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "carbone-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "carbone-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CARBONE_API_KEY": "YOUR_CARBONE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install Carbone MCP in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "carbone-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "carbone-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CARBONE_API_KEY": "YOUR_CARBONE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Carbone MCP in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "carbone-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "carbone-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CARBONE_API_KEY": "YOUR_CARBONE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install Carbone MCP in VS Code

codex mcp add carbone-mcp --env CARBONE_API_KEY=YOUR_CARBONE_API_KEY -- npx -y carbone-mcp

Step-by-step: install Carbone MCP in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "carbone-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "carbone-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CARBONE_API_KEY": "YOUR_CARBONE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Carbone MCP in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add carbone-mcp npx -y carbone-mcp

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install Carbone MCP in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the carbone-mcp block.

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Carbone MCP: common questions

How do I install Carbone MCP?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add carbone-mcp -e CARBONE_API_KEY=YOUR_CARBONE_API_KEY -- npx -y carbone-mcp. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is Carbone MCP the official server?

Carbone MCP is published by carbone.io from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Is Carbone MCP free?

The code is published under the Apache-2.0 licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is Carbone MCP safe to use?

It scores 80 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality C. Security check: grade A, no risky patterns found in the files checked. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

What are alternatives to Carbone MCP?

Does Carbone MCP work with ChatGPT?

Yes. Add its server URL in ChatGPT as a custom connector. See MCP in ChatGPT.