hwp-mcp 0.1.1

MCP server for reading and writing HWP/HWPX Korean word processor files. Extracts text, tables, and images from Hangul documents.

hangul-mcp

MCP server for reading and writing HWP/HWPX (Korean Hangul word processor) files.

Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible client.

Install

# Claude Code
claude mcp add hangul -- uvx hangul-mcp

# Claude Desktop / Other clients (settings JSON)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hangul": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["hangul-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

Read

Tool	Description
read_hwp	Read full document (text + tables + images)
read_hwp_text	Extract text only
read_hwp_tables	Extract tables as markdown
list_hwp_images	List embedded images
extract_hwp_images	Save images to disk

Write

Tool	Description
fill_hwp_template	Fill template placeholders (e.g. {{name}} -> John)
replace_hwp_text	Find and replace text
create_hwpx_document	Create new HWPX document with text and tables

Examples

Read an HWP file

> Read /path/to/document.hwp

# document.hwp
Format: .HWP | Paragraphs: 23 | Tables: 2 | Images: 1

| Name | Position | Company |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kim | CTO | Acme |
...

Fill a template

> Fill template /path/to/form.hwp with {"{{name}}": "Kim", "{{company}}": "Acme"}

Saved: form_filled.hwp
Total 2 replacements
  '{{name}}' -> 1
  '{{company}}' -> 1

Create a new document

> Create HWPX with text "Employee Info" and a table [["Name", "Role"], ["Kim", "CTO"]]

HWPX document created: employee.hwpx

Supported Formats

Format	Read	Write
HWP (v5.0)	Text, tables, images	Text replacement
HWPX (OWPML)	Text, tables, images	Text replacement, create new

License

MIT