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list-printers

Use when you want to see all configured printers on the networked CUPS server.

npx claudepluginhub danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins --plugin network-cups

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Query the CUPS server and return a formatted list of all available printers and their current state.

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List Printers

Query the CUPS server and return a formatted list of all available printers and their current state.

When to use

User wants to see available printers

Diagnostic: checking if a printer is registered

Pre-flight before printing or adding a printer

Inputs to gather

None (uses MCP_CUPS_SERVER from config/env)

Procedure

Load CUPS server hostname. Read from env var MCP_CUPS_SERVER or fallback to ${CLAUDE_USER_DATA}/network-cups/config.json → cups_server field.

Call MCP tool list_printers via the network-cups MCP server (registered in .mcp.json, invoked via npx -y lan-mcp-cups). This returns a JSON list of printer objects with fields: name, state, is_default, location, info.

Format as table: Columns: Name, State, Location, Model, Default?. If is_default is true, mark with *.

Handle empty result: If zero printers returned, output:

No printers found on <cups_server>.
Suggestions:
- Run discover-printers-bonjour to scan the LAN for printers.
- Run discover-printers-arp if Bonjour is not available.
- Run diagnose-network-printing for full connectivity checks.

Handle errors: If MCP tool fails (e.g. connection refused, auth error), emit the raw error and suggest running diagnose-network-printing.

Output / side effects

Table of printers to stdout.

No local files modified.

Safety / constraints

Read-only; no side effects on the CUPS server.

List Printers

Query the CUPS server and return a formatted list of all available printers and their current state.

When to use

User wants to see available printers
Diagnostic: checking if a printer is registered
Pre-flight before printing or adding a printer

Inputs to gather

None (uses MCP_CUPS_SERVER from config/env)

Procedure

Load CUPS server hostname. Read from env var MCP_CUPS_SERVER or fallback to ${CLAUDE_USER_DATA}/network-cups/config.json → cups_server field.
Call MCP tool list_printers via the network-cups MCP server (registered in .mcp.json, invoked via npx -y lan-mcp-cups). This returns a JSON list of printer objects with fields: name, state, is_default, location, info.
Format as table: Columns: Name, State, Location, Model, Default?. If is_default is true, mark with *.

Handle empty result: If zero printers returned, output:

No printers found on <cups_server>.
Suggestions:
- Run discover-printers-bonjour to scan the LAN for printers.
- Run discover-printers-arp if Bonjour is not available.
- Run diagnose-network-printing for full connectivity checks.

Handle errors: If MCP tool fails (e.g. connection refused, auth error), emit the raw error and suggest running diagnose-network-printing.

Output / side effects

Table of printers to stdout.
No local files modified.

Safety / constraints

Read-only; no side effects on the CUPS server.