Connect Lido's template-free document extraction to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf. Extract tables, fields, and structured data from PDFs, images, and scans.
claude mcp add lido -- npx -y @lido-app/mcp-serverThe Lido MCP server is the fastest way to extract structured data from documents using an AI coding assistant. Install with one command, describe what you need in plain English, and get organized rows and columns back — no templates, no configuration. 50 free pages included.
Three steps from install to extracted data
Run a single command in your terminal. Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf.
Tell Claude or Cursor to extract data from your documents. Describe what you need in plain English.
Lido reads the document layout, extracts the fields and tables, and returns structured data you can use immediately.
Extract data from documents without leaving your editor
Lido reads document layouts the way a human would — interpreting headers, tables, and field relationships by context. No zones, no rules, no training.
Run a single npm command and the MCP server connects to your AI assistant. No API keys to configure, no SDKs to install, no dashboard to set up.
Get clean rows and columns from any document. Line items, totals, dates, vendor names — extracted and organized into data you can pipe into your code.
OCR built in. Photographed receipts, scanned invoices, and image-only PDFs all get the same accurate extraction as digital documents.
Process hundreds of documents in a single conversation. Point your AI assistant at a folder and let Lido extract them all.
SOC 2 Type 2 certified and HIPAA compliant. Documents encrypted in transit and at rest, automatically deleted within 24 hours.
Tell your AI assistant what to extract in plain English
"Sort these PDFs by type — invoices, receipts, contracts, and forms — then extract the key fields from each."
"Extract the effective date, parties, payment terms, and termination clause from this contract."
"Pull the policy number, coverage dates, deductible, and coverage limits from these insurance certificates."
"Extract employee name, SSN, withholding allowances, and filing status from these W-4 forms."
Last updated: June 2026
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard created by Anthropic that lets AI assistants tap into external tools and data sources. Rather than copying and pasting data between your browser and your AI manually, MCP servers give the AI direct access to specialized capabilities.
The Lido MCP server grants Claude, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible tools the capacity to extract structured data from documents. After installation, your AI assistant has four new tools available: authenticating with your Lido account, extracting data from files, accessing extraction tips for various document types, and checking your usage.
This lets you hand your AI a set of documents and request the specific data you need — all within the same conversation where you are writing code, analyzing data, or building automation.
Conventional document extraction tools require opening a web dashboard, uploading files, configuring extraction templates, and then transferring the results back to your workspace. MCP removes that context switching.
With an MCP server, your AI assistant runs the complete flow: it reads your document, invokes the extraction API, and returns structured data — all in the same terminal or editor where you are already working. You explain what you need in English, and the AI figures out how to extract it.
Lido’s approach is especially useful because it operates without templates. Most extraction tools require you to create zones, rules, or training sets for each document layout. Lido interprets the visual structure of each document on its own, much like a person would look at a page and recognize which numbers are totals, which text is a vendor name, and which rows form a table.
For step-by-step setup instructions, see how to extract document data with Claude using Lido MCP. For background on the protocol itself, read what is MCP (Model Context Protocol).
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Any tool that supports Model Context Protocol. This includes Claude Code (terminal), Claude Desktop (app), Cursor, Windsurf, and other MCP-compatible clients. The server installs the same way in all of them.
No. Lido reads document layouts automatically — it interprets headers, tables, and field relationships by visual context rather than predefined zones or rules. This means it works on any document layout from any source without configuration.
95-99% accuracy on digital documents and 90-98% on scanned documents. Lido uses AI vision models that read the visual structure of each page, so accuracy is consistent across different layouts and formats.
50 pages free, no credit card required. After that, plans start at $29/month for 100 pages. Enterprise pricing is available for high-volume processing.
Lido is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and HIPAA compliant. Documents are encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit. All uploaded documents are automatically deleted within 24 hours and are never used to train AI models.
Yes. The MCP server includes OCR for scanned documents and images. Photographed receipts, scanned invoices, and image-only PDFs all get the same structured extraction as digital documents.
One command. 50 free pages. No credit card, no templates, no configuration.
claude mcp add lido -- npx -y @lido-app/mcp-server