KDAN PDF MCP Server

Organize, protect, compare & redact PDFs - just by chatting. Contents: What is MCP? · Why KDAN PDF MCP · How it works · Setup on Claude · Setup on ChatGPT · What you can do · Tips · Built for every team · Feature spotlights · Prompt Pack & resources ·. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that want a hosted automation endpoint instead of running a local process.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-18 · ★ 57 · #127 OF 194 MAINTAINED AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install KDAN PDF

Claude Code

claude mcp add kdan-pdf-kdan-pdf-mcp --transport http https://mcp.kdandoc.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kdan-pdf-kdan-pdf-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.kdandoc.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://mcp.kdandoc.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 mcp.kdandoc.com

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

license MIT - declared in the repository

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

03 · What KDAN PDF can do

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

Latest releases

v1.0.0 · 2026-07-29

First stable release. · KDAN PDF MCP is a free, unlimited remote MCP server for PDF work in Claude and ChatGPT: · Compress PDFs (lossless) · Delete pages by position, text content, or visual content · True permanent…

04 · Who maintains KDAN PDF

KDAN PDF is maintained by kdan-pdf. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/kdan-pdf/kdan-pdf-mcp
website: https://pdf-reader.kdandoc.com/products/mcp/claude
category: automation - ranked #127 of 194 actively-maintained automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-29)
registry: com.kdandoc.mcp/kdan-pdf-mcp (active, first published 2026-07-28)

06 · KDAN PDF FAQ

What is KDAN PDF?

Is KDAN PDF still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-18 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install KDAN PDF?

Run `claude mcp add kdan-pdf-kdan-pdf-mcp --transport http https://mcp.kdandoc.com/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does KDAN PDF require authentication?

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

07 · Alternatives to KDAN PDF

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