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sifter-ai/sifter
Sifter is an open-source, developer-first document extraction engine that turns unstructured documents — invoices, contracts, receipts, reports — into a structured, queryable datab
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About sifter-ai/sifter
Sifter is an open-source, developer-first document extraction engine. It uses TypeScript to convert unstructured documents such as invoices, contracts, receipts, and reports into a structured, queryable database. The extraction process is designed to be self-hosted and integrated into developer workflows.
Best for
Developers needing an open-source document extraction engine to build structured databases from unstructured files
Use cases
- Extracting structured data from invoices and receipts
- Parsing contracts into queryable records for analysis
- Building a searchable database from reports and documents
Notes
44 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-29. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Open-source and self-hostable, giving full control over data
- Developer-first design with a TypeScript API for easy integration
- Turns unstructured documents into structured, queryable data
Cons
- Small community (44 stars) may limit support and contributions
- May require significant setup for complex or varied document types
- Not optimized for real-time extraction at scale without additional tuning
Key facts
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How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
uvx sifter-mcp --base-url http://localhost:8000Tools exposed
uvx
Clients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Example client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"sifter": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"sifter-mcp",
"--base-url",
"http://localhost:8000"
],
"env": {
"SIFTER_API_KEY": "sk-dev"
}
}
}
}Install
Add sifter-ai/sifter to your client
No install recipe yet. We write one for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT when the server is in the official MCP registry with a package or remote address we can use.
Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.
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