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Frenchie

by Lab94 · remote · local (npm) · no sign-in to list tools · v0.5.0 · published by GitHub user Lab94

OCR, transcription, file extraction, and image generation for AI agents via MCP.

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7 tools: 5 change things and 2 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http frenchie-skill https://mcp.getfrenchie.dev --header 'Authorization: <your-authorization>'

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

7 tools

Changes things 5Claude Code: ask
  • extract_to_markdownExtract structured documents (.docx, .xlsx, .csv, .tsv, .pptx) into Markdown through Frenchie.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Extract structured documents (.docx, .xlsx, .csv, .tsv, .pptx) into Markdown through Frenchie. stdio mode auto-saves the result to .frenchie/<name>/result.md; HTTP mode returns inline Markdown.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Extract to Markdown
    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
  • generate_imageGenerate a single image from a text prompt through Frenchie.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "generate_image" says "generate": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Generate a single image from a text prompt through Frenchie. Required: prompt. Optional: style (free-text style direction), size, quality, format, background. stdio mode auto-saves the image to .frenchie/<slug>/generated.<ext>; HTTP mode returns a presigned imageUrl that the agent should download for the user.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Generate Image
    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
  • ocr_to_markdownConvert PDF/image files into Markdown through FrenchieNo findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "convert": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Convert PDF/image files into Markdown through Frenchie

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: OCR to Markdown
    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
  • transcribe_to_markdownConvert audio/video files into Markdown transcripts through Frenchie.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "convert": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Convert audio/video files into Markdown transcripts through Frenchie. Set language (ISO 639-1 code, e.g. 'th', 'en', 'ja') for better accuracy; omit for auto-detection.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Transcribe to Markdown
    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
  • upload_fileGet a presigned upload URL for use with ocr_to_markdown, transcribe_to_markdown, or extract_to_markdown in HTTP mode.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "upload_file" says "upload": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get a presigned upload URL for use with ocr_to_markdown, transcribe_to_markdown, or extract_to_markdown in HTTP mode. After calling this tool, PUT the file to upload_url (with the correct Content-Type header), then pass object_key as uploaded_file_reference to the processing tool.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Upload File (HTTP)
    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
Only reads 2Claude Code: allow
  • fetch_result_fileGet a temporary download URL for a result file from OCR/transcription output.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "fetch_result_file" says "fetch": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get a temporary download URL for a result file from OCR/transcription output. Use this to download images referenced as frenchie-result: in the result markdown.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Fetch Result File (HTTP)
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • get_job_resultFetch the latest async Frenchie job resultNo findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_job_result" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Fetch the latest async Frenchie job result

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get Job Result
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 0.5.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http frenchie-skill https://mcp.getfrenchie.dev --header 'Authorization: <your-authorization>'

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__frenchie-skill__get_job_result",
      "mcp__frenchie-skill__fetch_result_file"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__frenchie-skill__ocr_to_markdown",
      "mcp__frenchie-skill__transcribe_to_markdown",
      "mcp__frenchie-skill__generate_image",
      "mcp__frenchie-skill__extract_to_markdown",
      "mcp__frenchie-skill__upload_file"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as frenchie-skill. Review it before you use it.