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io.github.jimprivate/idml-mcp

NPM · IDML-MCP · SCANNED AUG 3

MCP server for AI agents to read and safely edit Adobe InDesign IDML files. No InDesign required.

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+43 this week 67 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Supply Chain Security87
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (105 of 109), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.Partial
  • No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
  • Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (105 of 109), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency45
Schema Quality & AI Usability83
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 427 tokens (~106/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management0
  • Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass

Unverified: 1 category

A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

npm · idml-mcp

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add jimprivate-idml-mcp -- npx -y idml-mcp
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add jimprivate-idml-mcp -- npx -y idml-mcp
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "jimprivate-idml-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "idml-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add jimprivate-idml-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg idml-mcp
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  jimprivate-idml-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "idml-mcp"]
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jimprivate-idml-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "idml-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 2 Aug 26 +46
    • Provenance: unverified → fail security
    • Known CVEs: unverified → partial security
    • Install scripts: unverified → pass security
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
    • Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
    • Maintenance: unverified → pass functional
    • Dependency health: unverified → partial functional
    • License: unverified → pass functional
    • Schema quality: unverified → excellent functional
    • MCP protocol: unverified → pass functional
    • Licence: MIT functional
  • 1 Aug 26 −7
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 31 Jul 26 −18
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
  • 28 Jul 26 +22
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 functional
    • First check of Schema quality: unverified functional
    • First check of Schema quality: pass functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • First check of Tool coverage: 100 functional
  • 27 Jul 26 24

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

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Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/[email protected]

Provenance none

Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: none

Dependencies 105 packages

105 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 104 deprecated · 29 stale.

The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.

MCP tools — 4 exposed · ~427 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens
idml_get_story ~85

Return one story (text flow) from an IDML file: its plain text plus indexed runs with paragraph/character styles. Use the run indices with idml_set_text.

NameTypeReqDescription
pathstringyesPath to the .idml file
storyIdstringyesStory Self id, e.g. "u123" (from idml_summarize)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

idml_relink_image ~122

Point an image link in an IDML file at a different image file. Only the link URI changes; frame geometry and cropping are untouched. Writes in place unless outPath is given.

NameTypeReqDescription
linkSelfstringyesLink Self id (from idml_summarize images list)
newUristringyesNew resource URI, e.g. "file:/C:/images/photo.jpg"
outPathstringWrite result here instead of overwriting the input
pathstringyesPath to the .idml file

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

idml_set_text ~139

Safely replace the text of one run in a story. Only the text content changes — layout geometry, styles, and all other XML are preserved byte-for-byte, so the document cannot be corrupted. Writes in place unless outPath is given.

NameTypeReqDescription
outPathstringWrite result here instead of overwriting the input
pathstringyesPath to the .idml file
runIndexintegeryesRun index within the story (from idml_get_story)
storyIdstringyesStory Self id (from idml_summarize)
textstringyesNew text for this run

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

idml_summarize ~81

Read an Adobe InDesign IDML file and return a structured, LLM-friendly summary: pages, spreads, frames, stories with indexed text runs, image links, and styles. Works directly on the .idml file — InDesign does not need to be installed or running.

NameTypeReqDescription
pathstringyesPath to the .idml file

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.