Multiple instances

You can connect more than one Paperless-ngx instance, for example a home and a work archive. Each needs its own Paperless-ngx MCP server container and is registered under its own name:

Instance	MCP server name	Tool prefix
Default	paperless-ngx	mcp__paperless-ngx__*
Labeled, e.g. work	paperless-ngx-work	mcp__paperless-ngx-work__*
claude.ai connector	the connector's name	e.g. mcp__claude_ai_Paperless-NGX__*

Add, list or remove one

Ask Claude, for example "add my work Paperless-ngx instance" or "which Paperless-ngx instances are connected?". The paperless-ngx-manage-instances skill handles it:

• Add: asks for a label (like work or home), the URL and how you sign in, then registers paperless-ngx-<label>. Restart Claude Code so it connects.
• List: shows every configured instance and whether it's connected.
• Remove: unregisters the instance you name.

Which instance a skill uses

With one instance connected, skills just use it. With several, a skill first checks whether you already named one ("in my work archive"); if not, it asks once which instance you mean and sticks with it for the rest of the task.