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Unstructured MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Unstructured and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 48 Unstructured actions (26 reads, 16 writes and 6 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Unstructured credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Unstructured's limits and records every call.

Connect Unstructured free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

48actionsin one signed file
26readlook, never change
16writecreate and update
6wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect Unstructured in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect Unstructured.
API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
- api_keyUnstructured API key: sign in at platform.unstructured.io, open API Keys and generate a key
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "unstructured" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "unstructured.workflows.list" }# list workflows · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "unstructured.workflows.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

Unstructured at a glance

Sign-in: API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide: api_key
Limits we pace to: 300 calls a minute, per connection
API covered: Unstructured Platform API v1 (OpenAPI 3.1.0, 3.3.0)platform.unstructuredapp.io
Built from: Unstructured's documentation, read 23 October 2026platform.unstructuredapp.io docs.unstructured.io
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 16 of 26 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 2, so ask can line Unstructured up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in Unstructured.

48 actions in 11 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

26readlook, never change
16writecreate and update
6destructivewait for a confirmation

Destinations
7
3 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
Create destination connection check · Create destination connector · List destination connectors · Get the latest destination connector connection check
Jobs
7
6 read · 0 write · 1 destructive
List Jobs · Get Job · Cancel Job · Get Job Failed Files
Sources
7
3 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
Create source connection check · Create source connector · List available source connectors · Get the latest source connector connection check
Notification channels
6
2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
Create Channel · List Channels · Get Channel · Verify Channel
Workflow channels
6
2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
Create Workflow Channel · List Workflow Channels · Get Workflow Channel · Verify Workflow Channel
Workflows
6
2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
List Workflows · Create Workflow · Get Workflow · Update Workflow
Notifications
4
3 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
List Notifications · Get Notification · Mark Read · Get Unread Count
Templates
2
2 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
List Templates · Get Template

3 more areas · 3 actions

Account 1
Accounts 1
Usage 1

Top actions

The Unstructured API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 10 of Unstructured's 10 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`unstructured.workflows.list`List Workflows	Retrieve a list of workflows, optionally filtered by source, destination, state, name, date range, and supports pagination and sorting.	read	`automation.workflow.list`51 connectors
`unstructured.jobs.list`List Jobs	Retrieve a list of jobs with optional filtering by workflow ID or job status.	read	`automation.workflow_run.list`27 connectors
`unstructured.workflows.create`Create Workflow	Create a new workflow, either custom or auto, and configure its settings.	write	`automation.workflow.create`38 connectors
`unstructured.jobs.get`Get Job	Retrieve detailed information for a specific job by its ID.	read	`automation.workflow_run.get`27 connectors
`unstructured.workflows.delete`Delete Workflow	Delete a workflow by its ID.	destructive	`automation.workflow.delete`40 connectors
`unstructured.account.get`Account and workspace of this credential	The workspace the credential acts in and the account that workspace belongs to.	read	`identity.current_user.get`307 connectors
`unstructured.sources.list`List available source connectors	Retrieve a list of available source connectors.	read	this connector
`unstructured.sources.create`Create source connector	Create a new source connector using the provided configuration and name.	write	this connector
`unstructured.destinations.list`List destination connectors	Retrieve a list of available destination connectors.	read	this connector
`unstructured.jobs.failed_files`Get Job Failed Files	Retrieve failed files for a specific job.	read	this connector
`unstructured.destinations.create`Create destination connector	Create a new destination connector using the provided configuration and name.	write	this connector
`unstructured.jobs.details`Get Job processing details	Retrieve processing details for a specific job by its ID.	read	this connector

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the Unstructured actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
List Workflows in Unstructured and tell me what stands out.
callsunstructured.workflows.list
Writewrite
Create Workflow in Unstructured. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callsunstructured.workflows.create

Governance for Unstructured

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

6 Unstructured actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Delete Workflowunstructured.workflows.delete
Cancel Jobunstructured.jobs.cancel
Delete source connectorunstructured.sources.delete
Delete destination connectorunstructured.destinations.delete
Delete Workflow Channelunstructured.workflow_channels.delete
Delete Channelunstructured.notification_channels.delete

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

dounstructured.workflows.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete Workflow?

intent: the user asked me to delete Workflow

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key unstructured-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "unstructured-agent",  allowed_actions: ["unstructured.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "unstructured.workflows.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "unstructured.jobs.cancel", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "unstructured.sources.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to Unstructured only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What Unstructured costs on actionlake.

Every Unstructured action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Unstructured refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 48 Unstructured actions
3actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
16reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every Unstructured action.

48 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Destinations7

unstructured.destinations.connection_check_createCreate destination connection checkwrite
unstructured.destinations.connection_check_getGet the latest destination connector connection checkread
unstructured.destinations.createCreate destination connectorwrite
unstructured.destinations.deleteDelete destination connectordestructive
unstructured.destinations.getGet destination connectorread
unstructured.destinations.listList destination connectorsread
unstructured.destinations.updateUpdate destination connectorwrite

Jobs7

unstructured.jobs.cancelCancel Jobdestructive
unstructured.jobs.detailsGet Job processing detailsread
unstructured.jobs.download_outputDownload Job outputread
unstructured.jobs.failed_filesGet Job Failed Filesread
unstructured.jobs.file_statusGet Job per-file processing statusread
unstructured.jobs.getGet Jobread
unstructured.jobs.listList Jobsread

Sources7

unstructured.sources.connection_check_createCreate source connection checkwrite
unstructured.sources.connection_check_getGet the latest source connector connection checkread
unstructured.sources.createCreate source connectorwrite
unstructured.sources.deleteDelete source connectordestructive
unstructured.sources.getGet source connectorread
unstructured.sources.listList available source connectorsread
unstructured.sources.updateUpdate source connectorwrite

Notification channels6

unstructured.notification_channels.createCreate Channelwrite
unstructured.notification_channels.deleteDelete Channeldestructive
unstructured.notification_channels.getGet Channelread
unstructured.notification_channels.listList Channelsread
unstructured.notification_channels.updateUpdate Channelwrite
unstructured.notification_channels.verifyVerify Channelwrite

Workflow channels6

unstructured.workflow_channels.createCreate Workflow Channelwrite
unstructured.workflow_channels.deleteDelete Workflow Channeldestructive
unstructured.workflow_channels.getGet Workflow Channelread
unstructured.workflow_channels.listList Workflow Channelsread
unstructured.workflow_channels.updateUpdate Workflow Channelwrite
unstructured.workflow_channels.verifyVerify Workflow Channelwrite

Workflows6

unstructured.workflows.createCreate Workflowwrite
unstructured.workflows.deleteDelete Workflowdestructive
unstructured.workflows.getGet Workflowread
unstructured.workflows.listList Workflowsread
unstructured.workflows.runRun Workflowwrite
unstructured.workflows.updateUpdate Workflowwrite

Notifications4

unstructured.notifications.getGet Notificationread
unstructured.notifications.listList Notificationsread
unstructured.notifications.mark_readMark Readwrite
unstructured.notifications.unread_countGet Unread Countread

Templates2

unstructured.templates.getGet Templateread
unstructured.templates.listList Templatesread

Account1

unstructured.account.getAccount and workspace of this credentialread

Accounts1

unstructured.accounts.consumedLicence-enforced consumption for an accountread

Usage1

unstructured.usage.getMetered usage for the authenticated organizationread

Questions

The Unstructured MCP server, answered.

Is there an Unstructured MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 48 Unstructured actions across destinations, jobs, sources and notification channels, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Unstructured.

What do I need to connect Unstructured?

Unstructured API key: sign in at platform.unstructured.io, open API Keys and generate a key. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "unstructured" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in Unstructured?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 6 Unstructured actions are destructive, including delete Workflow, cancel Job and delete source connector. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my Unstructured API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Unstructured service file: 300 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (16 Unstructured actions can be), which never reaches Unstructured.

What does an Unstructured action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (3 Unstructured actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Unstructured refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which Unstructured API does it cover?

The Unstructured Platform API v1 (OpenAPI 3.1.0, 3.3.0) at platform.unstructuredapp.io. It is built from Unstructured's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 48 actions in 11 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my Unstructured data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Unstructured credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent Unstructured today.

Connect Unstructured free See pricing

Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

Unstructured MCP server for AI agents.

Connect Unstructured in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect Unstructured.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in Unstructured.

Destinations

Jobs

Sources

Notification channels

Workflow channels

Workflows

Notifications

Templates