--- title: "Unstructured MCP server for AI agents - actionlake" description: "Give Claude 48 Unstructured actions through one MCP server: destinations, jobs, sources. Your agent never holds the credential. 100,000 calls a month free." canonical: https://actionlake.com/connectors/unstructured updated: 2026-10-23 --- Connectors · Data & integration # 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](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/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` the first call ``` do { action: "unstructured.workflows.list", intent: "check which Unstructured account is connected" } # List Workflows · read · 1 upstream call ``` - 48 actions in one signed file - 26 read look, never change - 16 write create and update - 6 wait for a yes destructive, confirmed first Set up ## Connect Unstructured in three steps. 1. 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` 2. 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_key` Unstructured 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 ``` 3. 03 ### 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 call check { 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 2026[platform.unstructuredapp.io](https://platform.unstructuredapp.io/openapi.json) [docs.unstructured.io](https://docs.unstructured.io/api-reference/overview) **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. - **26** read look, never change - **16** write create and update - **6** destructive wait for a confirmation 1. ### 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 2. ### Jobs 7 6 read · 0 write · 1 destructive List Jobs · Get Job · Cancel Job · Get Job Failed Files 3. ### 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 4. ### Notification channels 6 2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive Create Channel · List Channels · Get Channel · Verify Channel 5. ### Workflow channels 6 2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive Create Workflow Channel · List Workflow Channels · Get Workflow Channel · Verify Workflow Channel 6. ### Workflows 6 2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive List Workflows · Create Workflow · Get Workflow · Update Workflow 7. ### Notifications 4 3 read · 1 write · 0 destructive List Notifications · Get Notification · Mark Read · Get Unread Count 8. ### 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. 1. Read read List Workflows in Unstructured and tell me what stands out. calls `unstructured.workflows.list` 2. Write write Create Workflow in Unstructured. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it. calls `unstructured.workflows.create` Governance for Unstructured ## Destructive actions wait for a yes. 6 Unstructured actions are destructive. These are all of them: - Delete Workflow `unstructured.workflows.delete` - Cancel Job `unstructured.jobs.cancel` - Delete source connector `unstructured.sources.delete` - Delete destination connector `unstructured.destinations.delete` - Delete Workflow Channel `unstructured.workflow_channels.delete` - Delete Channel `unstructured.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. do unstructured.workflows.delete confirm_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: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "unstructured.jobs.cancel", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "unstructured.sources.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" } ] } ``` 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. - 1 upstream call per action all 48 Unstructured actions - 3 actions page each page of a long list is one call - 16 reads can be cached a cache hit costs nothing - 100,000 calls a month, free paid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000 [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Action index ## Every Unstructured action. 48 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect. **Destinations 7** - `unstructured.destinations.connection_check_create` Create destination connection check write - `unstructured.destinations.connection_check_get` Get the latest destination connector connection check read - `unstructured.destinations.create` Create destination connector write - `unstructured.destinations.delete` Delete destination connector destructive - `unstructured.destinations.get` Get destination connector read - `unstructured.destinations.list` List destination connectors read - `unstructured.destinations.update` Update destination connector write **Jobs 7** - `unstructured.jobs.cancel` Cancel Job destructive - `unstructured.jobs.details` Get Job processing details read - `unstructured.jobs.download_output` Download Job output read - `unstructured.jobs.failed_files` Get Job Failed Files read - `unstructured.jobs.file_status` Get Job per-file processing status read - `unstructured.jobs.get` Get Job read - `unstructured.jobs.list` List Jobs read **Sources 7** - `unstructured.sources.connection_check_create` Create source connection check write - `unstructured.sources.connection_check_get` Get the latest source connector connection check read - `unstructured.sources.create` Create source connector write - `unstructured.sources.delete` Delete source connector destructive - `unstructured.sources.get` Get source connector read - `unstructured.sources.list` List available source connectors read - `unstructured.sources.update` Update source connector write **Notification channels 6** - `unstructured.notification_channels.create` Create Channel write - `unstructured.notification_channels.delete` Delete Channel destructive - `unstructured.notification_channels.get` Get Channel read - `unstructured.notification_channels.list` List Channels read - `unstructured.notification_channels.update` Update Channel write - `unstructured.notification_channels.verify` Verify Channel write **Workflow channels 6** - `unstructured.workflow_channels.create` Create Workflow Channel write - `unstructured.workflow_channels.delete` Delete Workflow Channel destructive - `unstructured.workflow_channels.get` Get Workflow Channel read - `unstructured.workflow_channels.list` List Workflow Channels read - `unstructured.workflow_channels.update` Update Workflow Channel write - `unstructured.workflow_channels.verify` Verify Workflow Channel write **Workflows 6** - `unstructured.workflows.create` Create Workflow write - `unstructured.workflows.delete` Delete Workflow destructive - `unstructured.workflows.get` Get Workflow read - `unstructured.workflows.list` List Workflows read - `unstructured.workflows.run` Run Workflow write - `unstructured.workflows.update` Update Workflow write **Notifications 4** - `unstructured.notifications.get` Get Notification read - `unstructured.notifications.list` List Notifications read - `unstructured.notifications.mark_read` Mark Read write - `unstructured.notifications.unread_count` Get Unread Count read **Templates 2** - `unstructured.templates.get` Get Template read - `unstructured.templates.list` List Templates read **Account 1** - `unstructured.account.get` Account and workspace of this credential read **Accounts 1** - `unstructured.accounts.consumed` Licence-enforced consumption for an account read **Usage 1** - `unstructured.usage.get` Metered usage for the authenticated organization read 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. ## More connectors like Unstructured Shares the most action names with - [Celigo integrator.io 9](https://actionlake.com/connectors/celigo-integrator-io) - [Prefect Cloud 8](https://actionlake.com/connectors/prefect-cloud) - [Workato 8](https://actionlake.com/connectors/workato) - [n8n 8](https://actionlake.com/connectors/n8n) - [Apache Airflow 7](https://actionlake.com/connectors/apache-airflow) - [Aiven 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/aiven) Joins with, on shared entities - [Kubernetes 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/kubernetes) - [Google Vertex AI 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/google-vertex-ai) - [Veeam Backup & Replication 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/veeam-backup-and-replication) - [Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/veeam-backup-for-microsoft-365) - [Northflank 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/northflank) - [Laravel Forge 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/laravel-forge) Browse - [All Data & integration connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors/category/data-and-integration) - [All connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors) - [How actionlake compares](https://actionlake.com/compare) actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by Unstructured; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Unstructured service file, version 1.0.0. ## Give your agent Unstructured today. [Connect Unstructured free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free. --- Source: https://actionlake.com/connectors/unstructured More: https://actionlake.com/llms.txt