InkRelay

Name: InkRelay
Author: GauravBR

by GauravBRversion 0.1.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.GauravBR/inkrelay

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Print PDFs, ZPL labels and ESC/POS receipts on your printers and follow print jobs via InkRelay

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other
You need to fill in: INKRELAY_API_KEY

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: INKRELAY_API_KEY, INKRELAY_FILE_ROOT

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inkrelay": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@inkrelay/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKRELAY_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "INKRELAY_FILE_ROOT": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add inkrelay --env INKRELAY_API_KEY=your-value --env INKRELAY_FILE_ROOT=your-value -- npx -y @inkrelay/mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inkrelay": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@inkrelay/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKRELAY_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "INKRELAY_FILE_ROOT": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "inkrelay": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@inkrelay/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKRELAY_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "INKRELAY_FILE_ROOT": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

INKRELAY_API_KEY secret required env
InkRelay API key from app.inkrelay.app/api-keys. ir_test_ keys print only to free virtual printers.
INKRELAY_FILE_ROOT env
Folder that filePath arguments must stay inside. Defaults to the working directory.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account GauravBR, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32706 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 66% of the other 32706 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32706 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is InkRelay safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: INKRELAY_API_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.1) reached the registry 20 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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@inkrelay/mcp

MCP server for the InkRelay printing API. It lets an AI assistant list your printers and print PDFs, ZPL labels and ESC/POS receipts on printers attached to Windows, macOS and Linux computers.

Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), OpenAI Codex, Windsurf and any client that speaks the Model Context Protocol over stdio.

Get a key

Sign in at app.inkrelay.app, open API keys and create one. Start with a test key (ir_test_...): it only reaches four virtual printers (Test A4 Laser, Test Letter Color, Test Receipt 80mm, Test Label 4x6), finishes jobs in about 3 seconds and costs nothing. A live key (ir_live_...) prints on paper.

Add it to your client

Claude Code

claude mcp add-json inkrelay '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@inkrelay/mcp"],"env":{"INKRELAY_API_KEY":"ir_test_your_key"}}'

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json), Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json) and Windsurf (~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json)

"mcpServers": { "inkrelay": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@inkrelay/mcp"], "env": { "INKRELAY_API_KEY": "ir_test_your_key" } } } }

VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

"inputs": [{ "type": "promptString", "id": "inkrelay-key", "description": "InkRelay API key", "password": true }], "servers": { "inkrelay": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@inkrelay/mcp"], "env": { "INKRELAY_API_KEY": "${input:inkrelay-key}" } } } }

OpenAI Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

[mcp_servers.inkrelay]

command = "npx" args = ["-y", "@inkrelay/mcp"] env = { INKRELAY_API_KEY = "ir_test_your_key" }

Docs search is a separate hosted server at https://docs.inkrelay.app/mcp (streamable HTTP), for example:

claude mcp add-json inkrelay-docs '{"type":"http","url":"https://docs.inkrelay.app/mcp"}'

Tools

Tool	What it does
`whoami`	Organization, plan, mode (test or live) and usage of the key
`list_computers`	Computers running the agent and their state
`list_printers`	Printers with id, computer, online state, live switch and defaults
`get_printer`	Capabilities: papers, trays, dpis, duplex, color, n-up
`update_printer`	Display name, live switch, default options, custom paper sizes (admin scope)
`print_pdf`	Print a PDF from a URL, base64 or a local file; waits for the final state by default
`print_raw`	Print ZPL, ESC/POS or other printer language bytes from text, base64, a URL or a local file
`get_print_job`	A job with its state, message and full event history
`wait_for_print_job`	Wait until a job is done, error, cancelled or expired
`list_print_jobs`	Recent jobs, filtered by printer, computer or state
`cancel_print_job`	Cancel a job that is still queued or sent
`reprint_print_job`	Print an earlier job's stored file again
`get_usage`	Live prints used and included this billing period
`list_events`	The event feed (the same events webhooks deliver)
`list_webhooks`, `create_webhook`, `ping_webhook`	Manage signed webhook endpoints (admin scope)

Things to try: *"Which printers do I have?"*, *"Print this invoice PDF on the A4 laser, two copies, duplex"*, *"Print a 4x6 ZPL test label that says Order 1042"*, *"Why did my last job fail?"*.

Configuration

Variable	Default	Meaning
`INKRELAY_API_KEY`	none	Your `ir_test_` or `ir_live_` key. The server starts without it and tells the model how to get one
`INKRELAY_BASE_URL`	`https://api.inkrelay.app`	Override for a proxy
`INKRELAY_FILE_ROOT`	the working directory	Folder that `filePath` arguments must stay inside. File reads are off when this resolves to `/`, a drive root or the home folder (common for desktop clients), so set it there. Hidden files and folders are never read, and `print_raw` reads only printer files (`.zpl`, `.epl`, `.prn`, `.pcl`, `.ps`, `.escpos`, `.raw`, `.bin`, `.txt`)

print_pdf, print_raw and reprint_print_job send an Idempotency-Key on every job (pass your own with idempotencyKey), so a retried call never prints twice. Jobs carry source: "inkrelay-mcp". With a live key, jobs print on paper and count toward your plan, so keep tool approval on in your client.

Building printing into your own code

The MCP server is for operating printers from an assistant. To add printing to an application, use the SDKs, @inkrelay/sdk and inkrelay, and give your coding agent the inkrelay-printing skill.

Docs: https://docs.inkrelay.app/ai

Development

pnpm install

pnpm lint && pnpm typecheck && pnpm test && pnpm build

License

MIT

InkRelay

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

Kanal Varna — drains, leaks & plumbing (Varna, BG)

README from the maker

@inkrelay/mcp

Get a key

Add it to your client

Tools

Configuration

Building printing into your own code

Development

License