PaperPorter MCP capabilities and tool reference
PaperPorter provides tools to find approved forms, save answers, validate them, and generate PDFs. Only the administrator can upload PDFs or prepare new forms.
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
search_forms | Search private and shared reviewed templates; filter by jurisdiction or category. |
create_pdf_upload | Administrator only: create a single-use, 15-minute PDF upload URL. |
start_conversion | Administrator only: prepare a new form for mapping review. |
get_conversion_status | Report actual conversion stage and results. |
get_form_requirements | Load questions, conditions, provenance, and limitations. |
create_application | Create a draft pinned to a reviewed template version. |
get_application | Retrieve saved answers, revision, and remaining questions. |
update_application | Save an answer patch against the expected revision; null clears an answer. |
validate_application | Check required answers, types, choices, dates, and conditions. |
generate_filled_pdf | Generate only with explicit confirmation of the reviewed revision. |
get_pdf_download | Get a temporary authorized download URL. |
delete_application | Delete an owned application and its generated artifacts. |
Supported and unsupported PDFs
Limits are 20 MB and 30 pages. Existing AcroForm fields and flat or scanned PDF pages can be processed. Signed, encrypted, and XFA forms are rejected. Conversion does not guarantee a correct mapping: new mappings remain in review. Text that exceeds a field or uses unsupported font characters is reported instead of silently clipped.
Catalog coverage
City permit source discovery starts with Danville and other Bay Area cities. Immigration and business sections are planned collections; they do not yet contain reviewed templates. PaperPorter does not provide agency submission, legal advice, or signature execution.