PDF.co MCP Server

by nikolausm

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MCP server for PDF.co API integration - enables AI assistants to perform PDF operations

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License: MIT license

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- Merge multiple PDFs into one document.
- Split a PDF into individual pages or ranges.
- Extract text content from PDF files.
- Convert PDF data to JSON format.
- Generate PDF from HTML input.
- Check your API credits balance.

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name PDF.co MCP Server

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository


git clone https://github.com/nikolausm/pdf-co-mcp-server.git
cd pdf-co-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

`pdf_merge`

Merge multiple PDFs

`pdf_split`

Split PDF pages

`pdf_to_text`

Extract text

`pdf_to_json`

Convert to JSON

`html_to_pdf`

HTML to PDF

`get_credits_balance`

Check API credits

- pdf_merge - Merge multiple PDFs
- pdf_split - Split PDF pages
- pdf_to_text - Extract text
- pdf_to_json - Convert to JSON
- html_to_pdf - HTML to PDF
- get_credits_balance - Check API credits

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf.co mcp server": {
            "pdf-co": {
                "command": "node",
                "args": [
                    "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "pdf-co": {
        "command": "node",
        "args": [
            "/path/to/pdf-co-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
        ],
        "env": {
            "PDFCO_API_KEY": ""
        }
    }
}

MCP server for PDF.co API integration - enables AI assistants to perform PDF operations.

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Setting up with Highlight

From the repository

pdf_merge

pdf_split

pdf_to_text

pdf_to_json

html_to_pdf

get_credits_balance

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