diff --git a/.claude/reference/service-catalog.md b/.claude/reference/service-catalog.md
index d94c86d8..4200575a 100644
--- a/.claude/reference/service-catalog.md
+++ b/.claude/reference/service-catalog.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 | insta2spotify | Instagram reel song ID to Spotify playlist | insta2spotify |
 | trading-bot | Event-driven trading with sentiment analysis | trading-bot |
 | claude-memory | Persistent memory MCP server | claude-memory |
+| paperless-mcp | Paperless-ngx document search MCP (barryw/PaperlessMCP). Traefik bearer auth via Aetherinox api-token-middleware. `auth=none` at ingress; gateway-level bearer enforced by `paperless-mcp/bearer-auth` Middleware CRD. Tokens + paperless API token in Vault `secret/paperless-mcp`. | paperless-mcp |
 | council-complaints | Islington civic reporting pilot | council-complaints |
 
 ## Optional
diff --git a/stacks/paperless-mcp/main.tf b/stacks/paperless-mcp/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..145dbb09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stacks/paperless-mcp/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+variable "tls_secret_name" {
+  type      = string
+  sensitive = true
+}
+
+# Vault read: bearer_tokens (JSON array, used directly in the Middleware CRD)
+# and paperless_api_token (synced to a K8s Secret by ESO and consumed by the
+# pod as an env var).
+data "vault_kv_secret_v2" "secrets" {
+  mount = "secret"
+  name  = "paperless-mcp"
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_namespace" "paperless-mcp" {
+  metadata {
+    name = "paperless-mcp"
+    labels = {
+      tier               = local.tiers.aux
+      "keel.sh/enrolled" = "true"
+    }
+  }
+  lifecycle {
+    # KYVERNO_LIFECYCLE_V1: goldilocks-vpa-auto-mode ClusterPolicy stamps this label on every namespace
+    ignore_changes = [metadata[0].labels["goldilocks.fairwinds.com/vpa-update-mode"]]
+  }
+}
+
+# Paperless API token (MCP -> paperless). Synced from Vault to a K8s Secret
+# by ESO; the pod reads it via secret_key_ref.
+resource "kubernetes_manifest" "external_secret" {
+  manifest = {
+    apiVersion = "external-secrets.io/v1beta1"
+    kind       = "ExternalSecret"
+    metadata = {
+      name      = "paperless-mcp-secrets"
+      namespace = "paperless-mcp"
+    }
+    spec = {
+      refreshInterval = "15m"
+      secretStoreRef = {
+        name = "vault-kv"
+        kind = "ClusterSecretStore"
+      }
+      target = {
+        name = "paperless-mcp-secrets"
+      }
+      data = [{
+        secretKey = "paperless_api_token"
+        remoteRef = {
+          key      = "paperless-mcp"
+          property = "paperless_api_token"
+        }
+      }]
+    }
+  }
+  depends_on = [kubernetes_namespace.paperless-mcp]
+}
+
+module "tls_secret" {
+  source          = "../../modules/kubernetes/setup_tls_secret"
+  namespace       = kubernetes_namespace.paperless-mcp.metadata[0].name
+  tls_secret_name = var.tls_secret_name
+}
+
+# Gateway-level bearer auth. barryw/PaperlessMCP has no native auth; this
+# Middleware enforces Authorization: Bearer <token> at Traefik before any
+# request reaches the pod. Token list lives in Vault as a JSON array string;
+# rotation = update Vault then re-apply this stack.
+resource "kubernetes_manifest" "bearer_middleware" {
+  manifest = {
+    apiVersion = "traefik.io/v1alpha1"
+    kind       = "Middleware"
+    metadata = {
+      name      = "bearer-auth"
+      namespace = kubernetes_namespace.paperless-mcp.metadata[0].name
+    }
+    spec = {
+      plugin = {
+        # Inner key must match the static-config key in Traefik
+        # experimental.plugins.api-token-middleware.
+        api-token-middleware = {
+          authenticationHeader   = false
+          bearerHeader           = true
+          bearerHeaderName       = "Authorization"
+          tokens                 = jsondecode(data.vault_kv_secret_v2.secrets.data["bearer_tokens"])
+          removeHeadersOnSuccess = true
+          authenticationErrorMsg = "Access Denied"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_deployment" "paperless-mcp" {
+  metadata {
+    name      = "paperless-mcp"
+    namespace = kubernetes_namespace.paperless-mcp.metadata[0].name
+    labels = {
+      app  = "paperless-mcp"
+      tier = local.tiers.aux
+    }
+    annotations = {
+      "reloader.stakater.com/auto" = "true"
+      "keel.sh/policy"             = "minor"
+      "keel.sh/trigger"            = "poll"
+      "keel.sh/pollSchedule"       = "@every 1h"
+    }
+  }
+  spec {
+    replicas = 1
+    selector {
+      match_labels = {
+        app = "paperless-mcp"
+      }
+    }
+    template {
+      metadata {
+        labels = {
+          app = "paperless-mcp"
+        }
+      }
+      spec {
+        container {
+          name  = "paperless-mcp"
+          image = "ghcr.io/barryw/paperlessmcp:v0.1.19"
+          port {
+            container_port = 5000
+          }
+          env {
+            name  = "PAPERLESS_BASE_URL"
+            value = "http://paperless-ngx.paperless-ngx.svc.cluster.local"
+          }
+          env {
+            name = "PAPERLESS_API_TOKEN"
+            value_from {
+              secret_key_ref {
+                name = "paperless-mcp-secrets"
+                key  = "paperless_api_token"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          env {
+            name  = "MCP_PORT"
+            value = "5000"
+          }
+          # barryw exposes no HTTP /health; the ping/capabilities probes are
+          # MCP JSON-RPC over /mcp. TCP-socket probe is what the upstream
+          # k8s/deployment.yaml uses.
+          startup_probe {
+            tcp_socket {
+              port = 5000
+            }
+            failure_threshold = 30
+            period_seconds    = 2
+          }
+          liveness_probe {
+            tcp_socket {
+              port = 5000
+            }
+            initial_delay_seconds = 5
+            period_seconds        = 30
+          }
+          readiness_probe {
+            tcp_socket {
+              port = 5000
+            }
+            initial_delay_seconds = 3
+            period_seconds        = 10
+          }
+          resources {
+            requests = {
+              memory = "256Mi"
+              cpu    = "10m"
+            }
+            limits = {
+              memory = "256Mi"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [
+      spec[0].template[0].spec[0].container[0].image, # Keel-managed
+      spec[0].template[0].spec[0].dns_config,         # KYVERNO_LIFECYCLE_V1: Kyverno admission webhook mutates dns_config with ndots=2
+      metadata[0].annotations["keel.sh/policy"],
+      metadata[0].annotations["keel.sh/trigger"],
+      metadata[0].annotations["keel.sh/pollSchedule"],
+    ]
+  }
+}
+
+resource "kubernetes_service" "paperless-mcp" {
+  metadata {
+    name      = "paperless-mcp"
+    namespace = kubernetes_namespace.paperless-mcp.metadata[0].name
+    labels = {
+      app = "paperless-mcp"
+    }
+  }
+  spec {
+    selector = {
+      app = "paperless-mcp"
+    }
+    port {
+      name        = "http"
+      port        = 80
+      target_port = 5000
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+module "ingress" {
+  source = "../../modules/kubernetes/ingress_factory"
+  # auth = "none": barryw/PaperlessMCP has no native auth; the bearer-auth
+  # Middleware CRD attached below enforces Authorization: Bearer at Traefik.
+  auth              = "none"
+  dns_type          = "proxied"
+  namespace         = kubernetes_namespace.paperless-mcp.metadata[0].name
+  name              = "paperless-mcp"
+  tls_secret_name   = var.tls_secret_name
+  homepage_enabled  = false
+  extra_middlewares = ["paperless-mcp-bearer-auth@kubernetescrd"]
+}
diff --git a/stacks/paperless-mcp/secrets b/stacks/paperless-mcp/secrets
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..ca54a7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stacks/paperless-mcp/secrets
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../secrets
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stacks/paperless-mcp/terragrunt.hcl b/stacks/paperless-mcp/terragrunt.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bcb6945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stacks/paperless-mcp/terragrunt.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+include "root" {
+  path = find_in_parent_folders()
+}
+
+dependency "platform" {
+  config_path  = "../platform"
+  skip_outputs = true
+}
+
+dependency "vault" {
+  config_path  = "../vault"
+  skip_outputs = true
+}
+
+# Aetherinox bearer middleware must be loaded in Traefik before our
+# Middleware CRD can be applied with a non-zero token list.
+dependency "traefik" {
+  config_path  = "../traefik"
+  skip_outputs = true
+}
+
+# We point PAPERLESS_BASE_URL at the in-cluster service to avoid the
+# Cloudflare->Traefik hop on every MCP call.
+dependency "paperless-ngx" {
+  config_path  = "../paperless-ngx"
+  skip_outputs = true
+}
diff --git a/stacks/traefik/modules/traefik/main.tf b/stacks/traefik/modules/traefik/main.tf
index c4e9bb0e..5c8c97fd 100644
--- a/stacks/traefik/modules/traefik/main.tf
+++ b/stacks/traefik/modules/traefik/main.tf
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ resource "helm_release" "traefik" {
           "mkdir -p \"$STORAGE/archives/github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin\"; ",
           "wget -q -T 30 -O \"$STORAGE/archives/github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/v1.4.2.zip\" ",
           "\"https://github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin/archive/refs/tags/v1.4.2.zip\"; ",
-          "printf '{\"github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin\":\"v1.4.2\"}' ",
+          "mkdir -p \"$STORAGE/archives/github.com/Aetherinox/traefik-api-token-middleware\"; ",
+          "wget -q -T 30 -O \"$STORAGE/archives/github.com/Aetherinox/traefik-api-token-middleware/v0.1.4.zip\" ",
+          "\"https://github.com/Aetherinox/traefik-api-token-middleware/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.4.zip\"; ",
+          "printf '{\"github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin\":\"v1.4.2\",\"github.com/Aetherinox/traefik-api-token-middleware\":\"v0.1.4\"}' ",
           "> \"$STORAGE/archives/state.json\"; ",
           "echo \"Plugins pre-downloaded successfully\"",
         ])]
@@ -176,6 +179,15 @@ resource "helm_release" "traefik" {
           moduleName = "github.com/maxlerebourg/crowdsec-bouncer-traefik-plugin"
           version    = "v1.4.2"
         }
+        # Static-token bearer/header auth middleware. Used by services that
+        # need gateway-level API-key/bearer enforcement without app-layer auth
+        # (e.g. paperless-mcp, which has no native auth). Plugin key
+        # `api-token-middleware` is the name to use as the inner key in
+        # `Middleware.spec.plugin.<key>` on consuming Middleware CRDs.
+        api-token-middleware = {
+          moduleName = "github.com/Aetherinox/traefik-api-token-middleware"
+          version    = "v0.1.4"
+        }
       }
     }