paperless
Search and manage documents in Paperless-ngx document management system. Use when the user asks about documents, invoices, receipts, tax forms, bills, or wants to search their document library.
Install
npx skillscat add michaelvessia/nixos-config/paperless Install via the SkillsCat registry.
SKILL.md
Paperless-ngx
Interact with Paperless-ngx document management system via CLI.
Setup
Environment: ~/.secrets.env (PAPERLESS_URL, PAPERLESS_TOKEN) - loaded by
wrapper.
CLI Discovery
Run paperless-cli --help to see available commands. Runpaperless-cli <command> --help for detailed usage of any command.
Capabilities
The CLI supports:
- Search: Full-text search with filters (date ranges, tags, correspondents)
- Browse: List recent documents, inbox items
- Read: Get document details and extracted text content
- Organize: Add/remove tags, edit metadata (title, correspondent, type)
- Find related: Discover similar documents
- Download: Save original files locally
- Metadata: List tags, correspondents, document types, stats
Workflow
- Search or list to find documents
- Get document by ID to read full content
- Add/remove tags to organize
- Find similar documents for related items
- Download originals when needed
Notes
- Flags must come BEFORE positional arguments
- Document IDs are integers returned from search/list results
Categories
Install
npx skillscat add michaelvessia/nixos-config/paperless Install via the SkillsCat registry.