These steps install the .NET build of the server — the only platform available today. Java, Python, and Node.js builds are planned; each will get its own install section under its platform. Platform-independent material (tools, use cases, licensing) lives here and applies to all of them.
Install and register the GroupDocs.Assembly MCP server in Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, or any MCP client in three commands with the guided installer — then verify the setup automatically:
gitclonehttps://github.com/groupdocs/GroupDocs.Mcp.Installer.gitcd GroupDocs.Mcp.Installer# wizard: products, channel, clients, folders, license./install-groupdocs-mcp.ps1-Interactive# preview - prints everything, changes nothing./install-groupdocs-mcp.ps1-DryRun# apply + warm caches + verify the setup in one go./install-groupdocs-mcp.ps1-Verify
Then restart your AI client (Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, …) so it picks up the new server.
Your first prompt
Put a template with <<[...]>> tags (say contract-template.docx) into the storage folder you chose, then ask your agent:
What data does contract-template.docx need? Fill it for Contoso Pharma with the three services below and save it as a PDF
The agent calls get_template_fields, fills the JSON skeleton it gets back from your text, and calls assemble_document with dataJson and format: pdf. The PDF lands in your storage folder as contract-template_assembled.pdf; the template is untouched and nothing is uploaded.
Where to go next
Fresh machine? Follow your OS page — it includes the prerequisite bootstrap:
Windows · Linux · macOS
Docker-only shop: run ./install-groupdocs-mcp.ps1 -EmitCompose -Clients @() to generate a docker-compose.yml instead of client registration — see Configuration.
Licensing: the server works in evaluation mode out of the box; your existing GroupDocs.Assembly license applies — Licensing.
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