Citra MCP Server

Citra - PDF answers with page-level proof: structure, tables, OCR, and page citations.

People who work with ocr, rag and docx and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Rust.

NO LONGER MAINTAINED

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-29 · ★ 963 · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · Rust servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Citra

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add sylphxai-citra -- npx -y @sylphx/citra

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sylphxai-citra": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sylphx/citra"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @sylphx/citra - the @sylphx scope differs from the repo owner (sylphxai); confirm it's the project's official package

registry namespace io.github.SylphxAI is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Citra can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v8.1.0 · 2026-09-26

PDF tables are rebuilt from the page's drawn lines and aligned whitespace. A missing line between two cells makes a merged cell; wrapped cell text stays in its cell; stacked header lines become one header row, and a…

v8.0.0 · 2026-09-25

The npm packages follow the mcp-kit layout. @sylphx/anymd is now only a small launcher (bin/anymd.js) that runs the binary from the matching @sylphx/anymd-<platform> package; the platform packages ship the binary at…

v7.1.1 · 2026-09-25

show the anymd release version, not the crate version · publish to npm through trusted publishing (OIDC), not a long-lived token · only the exact health route skips the API key · remove committed junk, source-text…

04 · Who maintains Citra

Citra is maintained by sylphxai. We track 13 MCP servers from sylphxai - 3 actively maintained, 2,932 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2025. Full record: all servers from sylphxai.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/sylphxai/citra
website: https://sylphxai.github.io/citra/
category: AI & ML - dead as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-26)
registry: io.github.SylphxAI/citra (deprecated, first published 2026-09-20 · 5 versions)
packages: npm:@sylphx/citra

06 · Citra FAQ

What is Citra?

Citra - PDF answers with page-level proof: structure, tables, OCR, and page citations.

Is Citra still maintained?

Its last commit was 2026-09-29 (as of 2026-09-30) - we classify it as dead.

How do I install Citra?

Run `npx -y @sylphx/citra`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Citra run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Citra

Alternatives to Citra

Maintained AI & ML servers if Citra isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Citra doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.