Pdf It MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and Claude Code skill that turns markdown into PDFs that look like they were made on purpose. Cover page, table of contents, code blocks that hold across page breaks, page-numbered footer. One command from your Claude session to a file you can send to a client. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with anthropic skill and markdown to pdf and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-10 · ★ 2 · #553 OF 998 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Pdf It

Claude Code

claude mcp add mrslbt-pdf-it -- npx -y pdf-it-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mrslbt-pdf-it": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pdf-it-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

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LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

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

license MIT - declared in the repository

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

registry namespace io.github.mrslbt is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Pdf It can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 2 documented tools across generate, read & search, including generate_pdf, list_templates.

The 2 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what pdf-it lets an agent do.

generate_pdf
- Convert markdown into a PDF. Accepts a template (research-report or plain), optional title and author for the cover, and an optional output path.
list_templates
- Return the list of available templates with descriptions.

Latest releases

v2.0.0 · 2026-06-06

Production-grade rewrite. Native PDF renderer - no Chrome, no Puppeteer. · Chrome no longer required (puppeteer-core, pdf-lib, markdown-it, CHROME_PATH all removed) · Node ≥ 20 required · Highlights…

v1.2.0 · 2026-05-11

What's new · Server now advertises instructions in the MCP initialize response. Any client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Zed, etc.) picks up guidance automatically on every session - no user config…

04 · Who maintains Pdf It

pdf-it is maintained by mrslbt. We track 8 MCP servers from mrslbt - 8 actively maintained, 17 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from mrslbt.

  1. rakuten-mcp Rakuten Web Service for AI: Ichiba, Books, Travel, Recipe, Kobo, GORA - bilingual, read-only. ★ 5
  2. xendit-mcp Xendit payment APIs for AI agents. Payment links, payouts, balances, and transactions. ★ 4
  3. rippr-mcp Rip YouTube transcripts to disk for AI agents, RAG pipelines, and LLM workflows. ★ 4
  4. tabedata-mcp Bilingual JP/EN Japanese food nutrition for AI: 460 sourced konbini, chain & brand items. ★ 2

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/mrslbt/pdf-it
category
other - ranked #553 of 998 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-30.
registry
io.github.mrslbt/pdf-it (active, first published 2026-06-06 · 2 versions)
packages
npm:pdf-it-mcp

06 · Pdf It FAQ

What is Pdf It?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and Claude Code skill that turns markdown into PDFs that look like they were made on purpose. Cover page, table of contents, code blocks that hold across page breaks, page-numbered footer. One command from your Claude session to a file you can send to a client. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Pdf It still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-07-10. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Pdf It?

Run `npx -y pdf-it-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Pdf It run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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