Agent skill

Paperless Ngx

by sundial-org in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills

Interact with Paperless-ngx document management system via REST API.

No licenceAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Paperless Ngx

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill paperless-ngx -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills paperless-ngx --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/paperless-ngx .claude/skills/paperless-ngx && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
paperless-ngx
GitHub stars
663
Token cost
~998 tokens
SKILL.md length
118 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
383
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Interact with Paperless-ngx document management system via REST API.

  • Users want to search
  • SKILL.md covers Configuration, Authentication, Core Operations and Organization Endpoints, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls curl; needs PAPERLESS_TOKEN
  • Organize documents

What it does

Paperless Ngx is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Interact with Paperless-ngx document management system via REST API. Use when users want to search, upload, download, organize documents, manage tags, correspondents, or document types in their Paperless-ngx instance.

Its SKILL.md is about 1000 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering REST APIs. The repository describes itself as: Top OpenClaw skills, with the most popular and useful ones.

When your agent uses it

  • Users want to search
  • Organize documents
  • Document types in their Paperless-ngx instance

Example prompts

  • “/paperless-ngx”

Requirements

  • A credential in PAPERLESS_TOKEN

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b80cde2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use curl, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • PAPERLESS_TOKEN

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Paperless Ngx loads about 998 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 118 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~58
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~998

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 118 words (~998 tokens).

“Manage documents in Paperless-ngx via its REST API using HTTP requests.”

— opening of SKILL.md by sundial-org
name
paperless-ngx

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/paperless-ngx of sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b80cde2

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Use Yaakmountain-loop/yaak19k—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
API DesignerJeffallan/claude-skills12k1 repos~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Paperless Ngx

What does Paperless Ngx do?

Interact with Paperless-ngx document management system via REST API. Paperless Ngx is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Interact with Paperless-ngx document management system via REST API.

When should I use Paperless Ngx?

Paperless Ngx fits situations like: users want to search; organize documents; document types in their Paperless-ngx instance.

How do I install Paperless Ngx in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill paperless-ngx -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/paperless-ngx in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .claude/skills/paperless-ngx in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Paperless Ngx in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill paperless-ngx -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/paperless-ngx in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .agents/skills/paperless-ngx in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Paperless Ngx in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill paperless-ngx -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/paperless-ngx, .gemini/skills/paperless-ngx, .github/skills/paperless-ngx and .opencode/skills/paperless-ngx in your project.

What does Paperless Ngx need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Paperless Ngx needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl) and credentials named PAPERLESS_TOKEN. Our summary lists: A credential in PAPERLESS_TOKEN.

Does Paperless Ngx access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use curl, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Paperless Ngx safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Paperless Ngx use?

No licence was found for Paperless Ngx or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Paperless Ngx use?

About 998 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Paperless Ngx?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Paperless Ngx: Paperclip (paperclipai/paperclip, 100k stars), Nodejs Backend Patterns (ever-works/ever-works, 162 stars), OpenAPI to MCP Server (mcp-use/mcp-use, 11k stars) and Use Yaak (mountain-loop/yaak, 19k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Paperless Ngx?

sundial-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which has 663 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 7, 2026.

Source: sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.