Change This File MCP Server - install & status [2026]

01 · Install Change This File

before you install - you'll need

CTF_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add aadilr-changethisfile-mcp --transport http https://changethisfile.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aadilr-changethisfile-mcp": {
      "url": "https://changethisfile.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://changethisfile.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to changethisfile.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace com.changethisfile - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Change This File can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list all supported conversion routes, optionally filtered by source_format (e.g. docx → see every format you can convert DOCX into), extract tables from PDFs or images into Excel. Returns a free preview and a one-time checkout link for the full output, and check a submitted job and retrieve its preview, checkout link, or download URL.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Change This File lets an agent do.

Convert

1 tool - e.g. Convert a file. Pass a publicly accessible source_url or base64_content (max ~5MB), plus a target_format (e.g. pdf, mp3, json). Source format is auto-detected f

convert_file

read & search

1 tool - e.g. List all supported conversion routes, optionally filtered by source_format (e.g. docx → see every format you can convert DOCX into).

list_conversions

Translate

1 tool - e.g. Translate a document with its layout preserved. Returns a free preview and a one-time checkout link for the full output.

translate_file

Extract

1 tool - e.g. Extract tables from PDFs or images into Excel. Returns a free preview and a one-time checkout link for the full output.

extract_tables

Compress

1 tool - e.g. Compress a PDF, image, or video to an exact maximum size. Free with a daily limit.

compress_file

File

1 tool - e.g. Route a plain-language file instruction to conversion, translation, extraction, or compression.

do_file_job

Check

1 tool - e.g. Check a submitted job and retrieve its preview, checkout link, or download URL.

check_job

04 · Who maintains Change This File

ChangeThisFile is maintained by aadilr. We track 2 MCP servers from aadilr - 2 actively maintained, 5 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/aadilr/changethisfile-mcp
website: https://changethisfile.com/
category: security - ranked #154 of 182 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: com.changethisfile/mcp (active, first published 2026-06-10 · 2 versions)

06 · Change This File FAQ

Is Change This File still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-06. We re-verify nightly.

What can Change This File do?

With this server connected, an agent can list all supported conversion routes, optionally filtered by source_format (e.g. docx → see every format you can convert DOCX into), extract tables from PDFs or images into Excel. Returns a free preview and a one-time checkout link for the full output, and check a submitted job and retrieve its preview, checkout link, or download URL.

How do I install Change This File?

Run `claude mcp add aadilr-changethisfile-mcp --transport http https://changethisfile.com/mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (CTF_API_KEY) to set first. CTF_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Change This File require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

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