pdfnative MCP - PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection

pdfnative-mcp exposes 28 production-grade tools to any MCP host: New in v1.7. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with acroform, barcode and digital signature and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-28 · ★ 2 · #47 OF 216 MAINTAINED SECURITY · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install pdfnative MCP - PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection

before you install - you'll need

Set PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add nizoka-pdfnative-mcp -- npx -y pdfnative-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nizoka-pdfnative-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pdfnative-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

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 pdfnative-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What pdfnative MCP - PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection can do

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

Latest releases

v1.7.0 · 2026-09-24

pdfnative-mcp v1.7.0 · _Released 2026-09-21_ · v1.7.0 aligns the server with pdfnative v1.8.0 · and brings the repository to the engineering standard of its two siblings · (pdfnative 1.8.0, pdfnative-cli 1.5.0). The…

v1.6.0 · 2026-08-23

pdfnative-mcp v1.6.0 · _Released 2026-08-23_ · v1.6.0 aligns the server with pdfnative v1.7.0 · and the MCP 2026-07-28 specification, and grows the catalogue to 28 tools. · It exposes the engine's full document model…

v1.5.0 · 2026-07-21

pdfnative-mcp v1.5.0 · _Released 2026-07-21_ · v1.5.0 aligns the server with pdfnative v1.6.0 · and grows the catalogue to 24 tools. It adds native vector charts, AcroForm · fill/flatten, an encryption round-trip…

04 · Who maintains pdfnative MCP - PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection

pdfnative MCP - PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection is maintained by nizoka. We track 2 MCP servers from nizoka - 2 actively maintained, 2 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/nizoka/pdfnative-mcp
website: https://github.com/Nizoka/pdfnative-mcp#readme
category: security - ranked #47 of 216 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-24)
registry: io.github.Nizoka/pdfnative-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-23 · 6 versions)
packages: npm:pdfnative-mcp

06 · pdfnative MCP - PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection FAQ

What is pdfnative MCP - PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection?

pdfnative-mcp exposes 28 production-grade tools to any MCP host: New in v1.7. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is pdfnative MCP - PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-28 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install pdfnative MCP - PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection?

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

Does pdfnative MCP - PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection 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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