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Free PDF tools for AI agents: merge, split, rotate, watermark, page numbers, metadata, flatten.

v1.0.0 · active · website · descriptor JSON · versions

An agent can connect right now, no human step.Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.
Quality79good
Trust79of 100
Uptime, 30 days95%
Latency p50293 ms

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8 clients · secrets stay placeholders
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://pdfia.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
claude mcp add --transport http pdf-tools https://pdfia.com/mcp
[mcp_servers.pdf-tools]
url = "https://pdfia.com/mcp"
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pdf-tools": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://pdfia.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://pdfia.com/mcp"
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=pdf-tools&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vcGRmaWEuY29tL21jcCJ9"
}
{
  "servers": {
    "pdf-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://pdfia.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-tools": {
      "httpUrl": "https://pdfia.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
extensions:
  "pdf-tools":
    enabled: true
    name: "pdf-tools"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://pdfia.com/mcp"
    timeout: 300

Quality 79 / 100good

protocol75 · weight 25
  • warn
    protocol.modernnewest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
  • n/a
    protocol.statelessonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
  • pass
    protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
  • n/a
    protocol.list_ttlonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
authorizationn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
  • n/a
    auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL
tool hygiene71 · weight 30
  • pass
    tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
  • pass
    tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
  • pass
    tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
  • fail
    tools.annotationsno tool declares readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, so clients cannot tell safe calls from risky ones
  • fail
    tools.directory_hintsno tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: get_pdf_metadata (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); merge_pdfs (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); extract_pages (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); …
  • pass
    tools.token_costabout 964 tokens to load every tool
  • pass
    tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump
stability100 · weight 15
  • pass
    stability.changesno tool changes in 30 days
  • pass
    stability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same name
dependenciesn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

10 tools, about 964 tokens to load them all · tool set 8546627907bf · checked 2026-10-20 13:49 UTC

Tool changes

No tool definition changes recorded. A server's first observation is its baseline; later probes record what changes.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 79 / 100

no-repository
provenance55
liveness98
freshness85
hygiene80

+dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-95% ~updated-58d-ago -no-repository

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remoteauthreachableuptime 30dp50protocollast ok
https://pdfia.com/mcp streamable-httpnoneyes95%293 ms2025-11-252026-10-20

Tools (10)

add_page_numbersStamp page numbers onto every page of a PDF. Returns base64.
extract_pagesExtract the given pages into a new PDF (original order). Returns base64.
flatten_pdfFlatten fillable form fields into permanent page content so answers can't be edited. Returns base64.
get_pdf_metadataRead a PDF's document properties (title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates, page count).
merge_pdfsMerge multiple PDF files into one, in the order given. Returns the merged PDF as base64.
remove_pagesDelete the given pages from a PDF. Returns the remaining document as base64.
rotate_pdfRotate pages clockwise by 90, 180, or 270 degrees. Rotates all pages unless a page list is given. Returns base64.
set_pdf_metadataRewrite a PDF's document properties. Pass empty strings to strip identifying metadata before sharing. Returns base64.
split_pdfSplit a PDF into parts. Provide ranges like "1-3, 5, 8-10" (each comma group becomes one output PDF), or omit ranges to get every page as its own PDF. Returns base64 files.
watermark_pdfStamp a diagonal text watermark (e.g. "CONFIDENTIAL", "DRAFT") across every page. Returns base64.

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json
{
  "name": "com.pdfia/pdf-tools",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://pdfia.com/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "websiteUrl": "https://pdfia.com/developers/",
  "description": "Free PDF tools for AI agents: merge, split, rotate, watermark, page numbers, metadata, flatten."
}