Unstructured

MCP server by Unstructured

Parse, chunk, enrich and embed documents into structured, AI-ready data for RAG, vector stores and agent memory.

OAuth sign-in (You sign in with the vendor the first time you connect)Streamable HTTP

Connect to Unstructured

Unstructured needs sign-in. Connect with its own URL:

https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io

Your client opens Unstructured’s sign-in the first time you use it. The token stays between your client and Unstructured.

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Opens this page, with the URL and setup steps.

mcp.tc/i/unstructured

About

Unstructured Transform turns files such as PDFs, spreadsheets, scans and emails into partitioned, enriched, chunked and embedded output. It supports more than 60 formats. You can also run schema-based extraction jobs and ask for a suggested extraction schema for a file.

The server is hosted at https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io and uses streamable HTTP. Users sign in with OAuth, and an Unstructured API key sent as a Bearer token also works. Clients without native remote MCP support can connect through npx mcp-remote.

What you can do

  • Request an upload URL for a file
  • Start a transform job to partition, enrich, chunk and embed a document
  • Start a schema-based extraction job on a file
  • Get a suggested extraction schema for a file
  • Check the status of a running job
  • Fetch the results of a finished job

Tools

Unstructured lists its tools only after you sign in, so we can’t show them here. Your client lists them once you’re connected.

Example prompts

  • Parse this PDF and split it into chunks ready for a vector store.

  • Suggest an extraction schema for this invoice file.

  • Extract the line items from this spreadsheet into structured data.

  • Check whether my transform job has finished and get the results.

Set up

Every client connects to mcp.transform.unstructured.io, and Unstructured asks you to sign in the first time. Pick yours; the page remembers your choice.

Claude Code

  1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport http unstructured https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io
  1. Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick unstructured and choose Authenticate. A browser window opens for the Unstructured sign-in.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project, not just this one.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
  2. Name it Unstructured and paste this URL:
https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io
  1. Click Add, then Connect, and sign in when Unstructured asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

claude.ai

  1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:
  1. Check that the URL reads https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io and click Add.
  2. Click Connect and sign in when Unstructured asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors.

ChatGPT

  1. On chatgpt.com, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
  2. Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click + to create an app for a remote MCP server.
  3. Paste https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io as the server URL and choose OAuth. ChatGPT sends you to Unstructured to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

Cursor

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unstructured": {
      "url": "https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io"
    }
  }
}

Cursor shows Needs login next to the server. Click it to sign in.

VS Code

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"unstructured","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io"}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "unstructured": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io"
    }
  }
}

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

Devin Desktop

  1. Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):
mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unstructured": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io"
    }
  }
}
  1. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads serverUrl (or url) for remote servers.

Codex

codex mcp add unstructured --url https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io
codex mcp login unstructured

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml
[mcp_servers.unstructured]
url = "https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io"

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add --transport http unstructured https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run /mcp auth unstructured to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: serverUrl in Devin Desktop, httpUrl in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unstructured": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io"
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings. Cline needs "type": "streamableHttp", or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io.

FAQ

Can I paste mcp.tc/i/unstructured into my MCP client?

No. mcp.tc links are pages, not server addresses. Connect with https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io, so your client talks to Unstructured directly. The sign-in token only works there anyway. The quick link is for sharing: it opens this page, with setup steps for every client.

Does Unstructured need an API key or a sign-in?

Yes, you need a Unstructured account. The first time your client connects, it opens Unstructured’s sign-in page. The token goes straight to the server’s own URL, never through mcp.tc.

Is Unstructured a remote or a local server?

Remote. Unstructured hosts it at https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There’s nothing to install.

What can Unstructured do?

You can request an upload URL for a file, start a transform job to partition, enrich, chunk and embed a document and start a schema-based extraction job on a file.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT in developer mode, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. The setup steps cover each one.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc’s robot read Unstructured’s own metadata (its MCP handshake, tool list and public pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can’t confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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