Simple HTML Document Generator MCP Server

An MCP server that enables LLMs to create and edit HTML documents with embedded styles, images, and videos.

Features

• Create HTML documents with unique, human-readable IDs
• Update existing documents
• Add images and videos (automatically copied to document folder)
• Export to HTML, PDF, or DOCX (requires Pandoc)
• List and retrieve documents
• Terminal mode for testing

Document Structure

Each document is stored in its own folder:

{ROOT_DIR}/my-document-a3f9/
├── index.html        # HTML with embedded <style>
├── metadata.json     # Document metadata
└── media/            # Images and videos
    ├── image1.png
    └── video1.mp4

Document IDs

Document IDs are generated from the document name:

• Input: "My Report"
• Output: "my-report-a3f9" (slugified name + 4-char random suffix)

Configuration

Set the root directory via environment variable:

export SIMPLE_HTML_ROOT_DIR="/path/to/documents"

Default: ~/.simple_html_docs

Building

./run.sh install  # Install dependencies
./run.sh build    # Build binary to bin/simple_html_docgen

Terminal Mode (Testing)

# Create a document
./run.sh create "My Report" "<h1>Hello World</h1><p>This is a test.</p>"

# List documents
./run.sh list

# Get document
./run.sh get my-report-a3f9

# Update document
./run.sh update my-report-a3f9 "<h1>Updated Content</h1>"

# Add media
./run.sh add-media my-report-a3f9 /path/to/image.png image

# Export to PDF
./run.sh export my-report-a3f9 pdf

MCP Tools

create_document

Create a new HTML document.

Parameters:

• name (string, required): Document name
• html_content (string, required): HTML content

Returns:

{
  "status": "succeeded",
  "document_id": "my-report-a3f9",
  "name": "My Report",
  "file_path": "/path/to/my-report-a3f9/index.html",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

update_document

Update an existing document's HTML content.

Parameters:

• document_id (string, required): Document ID
• html_content (string, required): New HTML content

add_media

Add an image or video file to a document.

Parameters:

• document_id (string, required): Document ID
• source_path (string, required): Absolute path to media file
• media_type (string, required): "image" or "video"

Returns:

{
  "status": "succeeded",
  "document_id": "my-report-a3f9",
  "relative_path": "media/image1.png",
  "media_type": "image"
}

Use the relative_path in HTML:

<img src="media/image1.png" alt="Image">

get_document

Retrieve a document by ID.

Parameters:

• document_id (string, required): Document ID

list_documents

List all documents.

Returns:

{
  "status": "succeeded",
  "count": 2,
  "documents": [
    {
      "document_id": "my-report-a3f9",
      "name": "My Report",
      "file_path": "/path/to/my-report-a3f9/index.html",
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

export_document

Export a document to HTML, PDF, or DOCX.

Parameters:

• document_id (string, required): Document ID
• format (string, required): "html", "pdf", or "docx"

Returns:

{
  "status": "succeeded",
  "document_id": "my-report-a3f9",
  "format": "pdf",
  "output_path": "/path/to/my-report-a3f9/my-report-a3f9.pdf"
}

Export Requirements

For PDF and DOCX export, install Pandoc:

macOS:

brew install pandoc
brew install basictex  # For PDF support

Linux:

sudo apt-get install pandoc texlive-xetex

Windows: Download from https://pandoc.org/installing.html

Testing

./run.sh test

Architecture

• cmd/main.go - Entry point with terminal mode
• pkg/config/ - Configuration from env vars
• pkg/document/ - Core document logic
• pkg/storage/ - File operations
• pkg/export/ - Export functionality
• pkg/handler/ - MCP protocol implementation

License

MIT License