Agent skill · software engineering · sundial-org
paperless
Interact with Paperless-NGX document management system via ppls CLI. Search, retrieve, upload, and organize documents.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and workflows for interacting with the Paperless-NGX document management system that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires @nickchristensen/ppls installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-07. 639 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Paperless-NGX CLI Search and manage documents in Paperless-NGX using ppls. Setup Searching Documents Viewing & Downloading Uploading Documents Managing Metadata Tips Always use --json for AI/automation — it's the most parseable format Date formats: YYYY-MM-DD or full ISO 8601 IDs are numeric — use list --json commands to find them Filters are repeatable: --tag 1 --tag 2 or --tag 1,2 both work Pagination: Use --page and --page-size for large result sets Links ppls on GitHub Paperless-NGX Docs
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sundial-org/paperless