# io.github.jimprivate/idml-mcp (npm · idml-mcp)

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

- Trust score: 67/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +43
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `idml-mcp`: 67/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimprivate-idml-mcp/idml-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimprivate-idml-mcp/idml-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `idml-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (105 of 109), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (105 of 109), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 15 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 83/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 427 tokens (~106/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**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

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add jimprivate-idml-mcp -- npx -y idml-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
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
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add jimprivate-idml-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg idml-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  jimprivate-idml-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "idml-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jimprivate-idml-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "idml-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 67, +46)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 21, −7)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-31 (score 28, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-28 (score 46, +22)

- [functional improvement] 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

### 2026-07-27 (score 24)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `idml_summarize` (~81 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `path` (string, required): Path to the .idml file

### `idml_get_story` (~85 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `path` (string, required): Path to the .idml file
- `storyId` (string, required): Story Self id, e.g. "u123" (from idml_summarize)

### `idml_set_text` (~139 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `outPath` (string): Write result here instead of overwriting the input
- `path` (string, required): Path to the .idml file
- `runIndex` (integer, required): Run index within the story (from idml_get_story)
- `storyId` (string, required): Story Self id (from idml_summarize)
- `text` (string, required): New text for this run

### `idml_relink_image` (~122 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `linkSelf` (string, required): Link Self id (from idml_summarize images list)
- `newUri` (string, required): New resource URI, e.g. "file:/C:/images/photo.jpg"
- `outPath` (string): Write result here instead of overwriting the input
- `path` (string, required): Path to the .idml file

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimprivate-idml-mcp/idml-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 67
- 2026-08-02: 67
- 2026-08-01: 21
- 2026-07-31: 28
- 2026-07-29: 46
- 2026-07-28: 46
- 2026-07-27: 24

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/idml-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/idml-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/jimprivate/idmlkit
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimprivate-idml-mcp/idml-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimprivate-idml-mcp/idml-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jimprivate-idml-mcp/idml-mcp