File To PDF MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server for FileToPDF. It lets any MCP client - Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, VS Code, ChatGPT, n8n, Make, or your own agent - convert files, HTML, and Markdown to PDF through natural language: invoices, reports, documentation, DOCX/XLSX/PPTX, images, web pages, and more. Its 4 documented tools cluster into convert, read & search.

People connecting API integration tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-06-10 · ★ 2 · #124 OF 250 MAINTAINED API INTEGRATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install File To PDF

before you install - you'll need

Set FILETOPDF_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp --transport http https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.filetopdf.dev/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://api.filetopdf.dev/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 local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to api.filetopdf.dev

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

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package filetopdf-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry vendor namespace dev.filetopdf - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What File To PDF 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 check the API key and show plan + remaining credits. Free, no credits used, and convert a file from a public URL (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, images, HTML, MD, PDF…) to PDF.

Capability map

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

Convert

3 tools - e.g. Convert a file from a public URL (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, images, HTML, MD, PDF…) to PDF.; Render a raw HTML string (with optional CSS + layout options) to a pixel-perfect PDF via Chromium.; Render a raw…

convert_file · convert_html · convert_markdown

read & search

1 tool - e.g. Check the API key and show plan + remaining credits. Free, no credits used.

get_account

04 · Who maintains File To PDF

FileToPDF is maintained by filetopdf. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/filetopdf/filetopdf-mcp
website
https://filetopdf.dev/
category
API integration - ranked #124 of 250 actively-maintained API integration servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry
dev.filetopdf/filetopdf-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-10)
packages
npm:filetopdf-mcp

06 · File To PDF FAQ

Is File To PDF still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-06-10. We re-verify nightly.

What can File To PDF do?

With this server connected, an agent can check the API key and show plan + remaining credits. Free, no credits used, and convert a file from a public URL (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, images, HTML, MD, PDF…) to PDF.

How do I install File To PDF?

Run `npx -y filetopdf-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (FILETOPDF_API_KEY) to set first. Set FILETOPDF_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does File To PDF 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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