transkribus-mcp-server

MCP server for the Transkribus REST API. Manage collections, documents, HTR/OCR recognition, models, and more through the Model Context Protocol.

301 tools across 22 resource domains, with 8 entry points so you can pick the right server for your MCP client's tool limit.

Installation

npm install -g @lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server

Or run directly:

npx @lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server

Configuration

Transkribus uses session-based authentication. You can authenticate in two ways:

Option 1: Username + Password (auto-login)

export [email protected]
export TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD=your-password

The server will automatically log in and manage the session.

Option 2: Direct session ID

export TRANSKRIBUS_SESSION_ID=your-session-id

Use this if you already have a valid session from the Transkribus platform.

Entry Points

| Command | Domains | Tools | |---|---|---| | transkribus-mcp-server | All 22 domains | 301 | | transkribus-mcp-collections | Auth, Collections (core/docs/pages/users/crowd/editdecl/credits/stats/labels/activity/tags) | 133 | | transkribus-mcp-admin | Auth, Admin, Credits, Uploads, Labels, Files, System, Root | 63 | | transkribus-mcp-transcription | Auth, Recognition, Layout Analysis, PyLaia, P2PaLA, DU | 48 | | transkribus-mcp-users | Auth, Users, Crowdsourcing, eLearning | 30 | | transkribus-mcp-models | Auth, Models | 27 | | transkribus-mcp-jobs | Auth, Jobs, Actions | 19 | | transkribus-mcp-search | Auth, Search, KWS | 17 |

Use split servers to reduce context size — pick only the splits you need.

Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transkribus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "TRANSKRIBUS_USER": "[email protected]",
        "TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or use split servers (pick the splits you need):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transkribus-collections": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "-p", "@lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server", "transkribus-mcp-collections"],
      "env": {
        "TRANSKRIBUS_USER": "[email protected]",
        "TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    },
    "transkribus-transcription": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "-p", "@lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server", "transkribus-mcp-transcription"],
      "env": {
        "TRANSKRIBUS_USER": "[email protected]",
        "TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transkribus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "TRANSKRIBUS_USER": "[email protected]",
        "TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Security

• Never commit your credentials to version control
• Use environment variables or a .env file (excluded via .gitignore)
• Session IDs expire — prefer username/password for long-running setups

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial MCP server for Transkribus. The authors are not affiliated with READ-COOP SCE. Use at your own risk.

License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.