PDFCrowd PDF Export MCP Server

Well-designed PDFs from a single prompt. Describe what you need, get a professional document. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-02-20 · ★ 2 · #154 OF 221 MAINTAINED DOCUMENTATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

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01 · Install PDFCrowd PDF Export

before you install - you'll need

Set PDFCROWD_USERNAME, PDFCROWD_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add pdfcrowd-pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export -- npx -y pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfcrowd-pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

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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 pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What PDFCrowd PDF Export can do

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

Limitations (from the README)

- Restart your CLI after configuration to load the server

04 · Who maintains PDFCrowd PDF Export

PDFCrowd PDF Export is maintained by pdfcrowd. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/pdfcrowd/pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export
website: https://pdfcrowd.com/mcp-pdf-export/
category: documentation - ranked #154 of 221 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-09-30.
registry: io.github.pdfcrowd/pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export (active, first published 2026-02-17 · 4 versions)
packages: npm:pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export

06 · PDFCrowd PDF Export FAQ

What is PDFCrowd PDF Export?

Well-designed PDFs from a single prompt. Describe what you need, get a professional document. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is PDFCrowd PDF Export still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-02-20. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install PDFCrowd PDF Export?

Run `npx -y pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export`. The README documents 2 environment variables (PDFCROWD_USERNAME, PDFCROWD_API_KEY) to set first. Set PDFCROWD_USERNAME, PDFCROWD_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does PDFCrowd PDF Export 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.

07 · Alternatives to PDFCrowd PDF Export

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