Shimo Docs MCP. Manage, create, and export documents using only conversation.
Shimo Docs connects your AI client to a professional office suite for document management and collaboration. Your agent treats your files—Word, Excel, PPT—like an extension of conversation. Instead of clicking through menus, you instruct your agent to list all documents, create new spreadsheets in specific folders, or export complex reports into PDF format. It's full-featured team documentation control, accessible via natural language prompts.
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ChatGPT 
Cursor 
Gemini 
Windsurf 
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Vercel Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access
List all available files, folders, or specific organizational details across the entire workspace.
Generate entirely new collaborative documents, including spreadsheets and presentations, within designated folders.
Import external content into Shimo Docs or export existing files into common formats like PDF.
Retrieve details about specific documents, get a list of all contents inside a folder, or delete outdated files.
List organization users and check the audit logs to track who accessed which document and when.
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What AI agents can do with Shimo Docs: 10 Tools for Document Management
Use these tools to manage the entire lifecycle of professional documents—from listing files across folders to exporting final reports into specific formats.
Make your AI actually useful.
Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.
Start using Shimo Docs MCPCreate File
Generates a brand new file within Shimo Docs.
Export File
Converts an existing Shimo document into a different format, like PDF or docx.
Get File
Retrieves specific details about a single file by its ID.
Get Folder Content
Lists every file and sub-folder contained within a specified directory.
Get Org Info
Retrieves general organizational details about the workspace setup.
Import File
Brings external content or documents into the Shimo Docs system for collaboration.
List Audit Logs
Pulls a record of actions taken in the workspace, useful for security checks.
List Files
Returns a comprehensive list of all documents and files accessible in your account.
List Folders
Outputs the full hierarchical structure, showing all available folders.
List Users
Provides a list of every user belonging to the organization or workspace.
Security and governance baked right in.
Pick your AI client below to get set up. Just create a Vinkius account, subscribe, and you're instantly up and running. We handle the entire backend infrastructure, delivering out-of-the-box support for HTTPS Streamable, SSE, and OAuth2—zero messy routing required.
Claude AI
Open Claude Settings
Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
Add Custom Connector
Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:
https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token
from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand
Advanced settings to add credentials.
Start a conversation
Open a new chat. The Shimo Docs integration is available immediately — no restart needed.
Choose How to Get Started
Build a custom MCP for your own tools, or connect a ready-made integration from our catalog.
Build Your Own
Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.
- Import from OpenAPI, Swagger, or YAML specs
- Create Agent Skills with progressive disclosure
- Deploy to edge with MCPFusion framework
- Built in DLP, auth, and compliance on each call
- Real time usage dashboard and cost metering
- Publish to catalog or keep private
Make Your AI Do More
Start with Shimo Docs, then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.
- Use this MCP plus 5,200+ others, all in one place
- Add new capabilities to your AI anytime you want
- Connections are secured and governed automatically
- Track usage and costs across all your servers
- Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
- New servers added to the catalog weekly
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The document management workflow is bogged down by clicks.
Today, managing a project deliverable means opening your browser, navigating to Shimo Docs, clicking through nested folders until you find the right folder, then opening multiple files—the budget sheet, the presentation deck, the legal sign-off document. You spend half your time just trying to locate and assemble the raw materials.
With this MCP, you skip all those steps. Instead of clicking, you ask your agent, 'Get me the current Q2 financials and compile them with the marketing strategy.' The result isn't a dozen links; it’s an actionable outcome delivered directly into your chat.
Shimo Docs gives you full control over file organization.
The manual steps that vanish are the opening of individual files just to check metadata, running separate reports for user lists, and manually exporting versions. You never have to guess if you're working on Draft 3 or Final v1.2 again.
Now, your agent acts as a single point of truth. It manages the entire document lifecycle—from creation using `create_file` to final distribution via `export_file`. That’s efficiency.
What Shimo Docs MCP does for your AI
This MCP lets your agent handle the heavy lifting of professional document management. Shimo Docs is a major collaborative platform, and by connecting it to your agent, you stop navigating web interfaces just to manage files. You simply talk to your AI client—whether that's Claude or Cursor—and tell it what you need done with your team’s documents.
Your agent acts like a real-time assistant inside the system, listing every file, creating new collaborative drafts, and even bringing in external data for analysis. If you're managing project documentation or financial records, you can ask your agent to import content or export finished work into standard formats like docx or pdf.
This makes complex team workflows feel as simple as a conversation. Since Vinkius manages the connection, all these functions are available through one unified interface.
Your agent handles everything from browsing folder structures to listing organization users and reviewing audit logs for compliance. You get complete control over your documents without ever leaving your chat window.
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How to set up Shimo Docs MCP
The bottom line is that once connected, you manage complex documents by talking to your AI client instead of clicking buttons in an app.
Subscribe to this MCP on Vinkius, then enter your Shimo App ID and App Secret.
Connect your preferred AI client (Claude, Cursor, etc.) through the Vinkius marketplace.
Give your agent a direct instruction, like 'List all files in the Marketing folder,' and watch it retrieve the data.
Who uses Shimo Docs MCP
Anyone who deals with massive amounts of shared, structured documentation—from finance to product development. You're the person tired of jumping between document viewers and folder trees just to get a status update or create a new draft.
You use this MCP to track project documentation progress by listing files across different folders or asking your agent to create a centralized summary spreadsheet.
You rely on it to quickly generate new collaborative documents from scratch, import research data, and export the final version for review—all without leaving your chat window.
Your job is managing compliance; you use this MCP to list organization users or pull audit logs to prove who viewed sensitive documents last month.
Benefits of connecting Shimo Docs MCP
You bypass manual web navigation. Instead of clicking through multiple folder layers to find a file's status, simply ask your agent to list all accessible documents or retrieve details about a specific project sheet using get_file.
The document lifecycle is simplified. You can use import_file to bring in external research data and then instruct the agent to create a new collaborative spreadsheet around it, eliminating copy-pasting into a blank canvas.
Compliance checks become instant. Need to know who viewed that contract last week? Use list_audit_logs to pull a detailed report of activity without manually running reports in a separate admin panel.
Collaboration is streamlined across formats. You can tell your agent to export the final presentation into PDF format using export_file, ensuring the correct, locked-down version is delivered immediately.
Organization becomes visible at a glance. If you're lost in the file structure, ask the agent to run list_folders and get a complete map of the entire workspace hierarchy.
Shimo Docs MCP use cases
Preparing for an Investor Pitch
A PM needs three things: 1) The latest budget figures (in 'Finance'), 2) A list of all user sign-offs (via list_users), and 3) A consolidated PDF summary. They ask their agent to find the necessary files, gather the info, and export a single document combining everything.
Onboarding a New Client
A Knowledge Worker has raw market research (a zip file). Instead of manually uploading it, they tell their agent to import_file into Shimo Docs. The agent then creates a new collaborative document and organizes the data for the client team.
Post-Mortem Incident Review
An Admin Team Lead needs to know who accessed sensitive system documents after an incident. They prompt their agent to list_audit_logs, which immediately provides a detailed, time-stamped report of user activity.
Auditing Project Scope Creep
A manager wants to know if any unauthorized files exist in the main project directory. They instruct their agent to list_files and then use that list to check for documents created outside of the established 'Scope' folder.
Shimo Docs MCP tradeoffs
What to watch out for, and the recommended way to handle each one.
Attempting file ops without context
User asks: 'Export Project Alpha.' The agent replies: 'I don't know which one.' User gets frustrated and starts manually searching the web interface.
First, ask your agent to list_files to see all available documents. Once you confirm the exact name or ID, then instruct the agent to export_file for the specific item.
Overlooking folder structure
User asks: 'Get me the Q3 reports.' The agent fails because there are two folders named 'Q3'. User wastes time guessing which one is correct.
Run list_folders first to view the full structure and confirm the exact path. Then ask your agent to use get_folder_content on the specific, correct folder name.
Trying to manually manage users
User tries to manually update team membership via a separate HR system, leading to data discrepancies.
Use the list_users tool to get an accurate, real-time roster directly from Shimo Docs. This ensures your records always match the source of truth.
When to use Shimo Docs MCP
You need this MCP if your core job involves managing structured documents—spreadsheets, presentations, and large reports—and collaboration across many people. If you frequently ask questions like 'Where did we save that contract?' or 'Can I get the Q2 data in PDF?', then this is for you. It connects document governance to conversation.
Don't use this if your primary workflow involves real-time, live streaming data feeds (like stock tickers) or unstructured media content (like video editing). For those needs, a dedicated data pipeline tool would be better. This MCP excels at organizing and transforming existing documents; it doesn't replace the source of the raw, dynamic data itself.
Frequently asked questions about Shimo Docs MCP
How do I start using Shimo Docs with my AI client? +
You must first subscribe to this MCP and enter your specific Shimo App ID and App Secret. Once authenticated through Vinkius, you can use any prompt to begin file operations.
Can I ask Shimo Docs to create a new spreadsheet? +
Yes. You simply instruct your agent using the create_file tool and specify that you want a spreadsheet in the desired location. It handles the creation automatically.
What if I need to check who has access to a file? +
You can run list_users or use the administrative tools available through this MCP, which lets you audit organization membership and activity logs for security checks.
Does Shimo Docs help me combine external data into my documents? +
Yes. You use the import_file tool to bring in content from other sources, allowing your agent to incorporate that external information directly into a new collaborative document.
Is exporting a file done automatically? +
No, you must specifically ask your agent to use the export_file tool and tell it what format (like PDF) you need. It won't guess; you have to give the command.