Scan FAQs

Question 1

What is Scan-MCP?

Accepted Answer

Scan-MCP is a minimal MCP (Scanner Control Protocol) server designed for Linux, enabling automated and intelligent capture from SANE-compatible scanners. It streamlines document scanning workflows.

Question 2

What are the system requirements for Scan-MCP?

Accepted Answer

Scan-MCP requires a Linux environment with SANE utilities (`scanimage`, `scanadf`) and TIFF tools (`tiffcp` or ImageMagick `convert`). It targets Node 22 for execution.

Question 3

How does Scan-MCP simplify document scanning?

Accepted Answer

It offers intelligent scanner selection (preferring ADF/duplex), automates multipage document assembly, handles batch processing, and provides robust defaults for quality scans, all via a clean API.

Question 4

Can Scan-MCP be integrated with other applications?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it provides a robust API for device discovery, option probing, and job status tracking. It uses JSON Schema-validated inputs and typed outputs for seamless and reliable programmatic integration.

Question 5

Does Scan-MCP support ADF and duplex scanners?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Scan-MCP is specifically designed to intelligently prefer and utilize ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) and duplex (two-sided) scanning capabilities when available on your scanner device.

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