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Arabic-first OCR, translation and document extraction.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Arabic-first OCR, translation and document extraction. First call mints a free trial key.

    How to connect

    How to connect ocr to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://api.auto-reader.com/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect ocr to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://api.auto-reader.com/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect ocr to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://api.auto-reader.com/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (7)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    extract_documentExtract STRUCTURED FIELDS from a document image: invoices, receipts, ID cards — or any custom JSON schema you supply. Every field returns {value, confidence, box} where the confidence and box come from the OCR geometry (never model guesswork); absent fields are null. preset="zatca" additionally decodes the Saudi ZATCA e-invoice QR (TLV) and cross-validates it against the printed fields — use it for Saudi tax invoices. Arabic-first accuracy. 5 credits/page (zatca 7).
    ocr_imageExtract text from an image with GPU OCR. Best-in-class Arabic (plus Persian/Urdu) accuracy, manga-aware vertical Japanese, and strong English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Italian and Portuguese — 13+ languages. Automatic language and script detection with lang="auto". Returns reading-order layout text (right-to-left aware, paragraph-gapped) that is ready to feed an LLM or show a human, plus the detected language, the engine used, and the number of text blocks found. Provide the image as base64. Use the mode hint (document | receipt | manga | scene) to tune detection.
    read_mangaOCR a comic/manga page, routed by LANGUAGE (not the blanket "manga = Japanese" assumption). Japanese goes to the manga specialist reader that reads vertical, hand-lettered speech bubbles in right-to-left order; Korean manhwa, Chinese manhua and other scripts use their own OCR pack; low-confidence pages escalate to the vision model. Returns text blocks in reading order plus the detected language, the engine used, and whether the page is vertical. Provide the image as base64. Pass lang explicitly (ko/zh/...) for the best non-Japanese result; default "auto" detects it.
    translate_textTranslate text between 13+ languages with an LLM. Arabic-first quality, with formality control (formal/informal) and optional context to disambiguate meaning. Handles both short dictionary-style word lookups and full documents. Returns the translation and, when available, alternative phrasings.
    ocr_and_translateOne call: OCR an image, then translate every line into target_lang. Arabic-first OCR and manga-aware Japanese with right-to-left-aware layout, followed by LLM translation. Automatic source-language detection. Provide the image as base64. Ideal for reading foreign documents, signs, manga, or receipts end-to-end in a single step.
    get_usageCheck your Auto-Reader OCR key: tier, remaining daily free credits, prepaid credit balance, subscription allowance, and per-minute rate limit. Use it to throttle yourself before hitting a limit.
    create_api_keyProvision a new Auto-Reader OCR API key instantly, with no human steps. Pass an optional email to unlock the larger free tier (about 250 credits/day, vs about 25/day for an email-less trial key). Store the returned key and pass it as api_key on future calls.