Nutrient Document Engine MCP Server

Connect AI agents to document processing. This MCP server exposes document processing capabilities through natural language, supporting both direct human interaction and AI agent tool calling. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-27 · ★ 62 · #163 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Nutrient Document Engine MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set DASHBOARD_USERNAME, DASHBOARD_PASSWORD, DOCUMENT_ENGINE_BASE_URL, DOCUMENT_ENGINE_API_AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_TRANSPORT before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add pspdfkit-nutrient-document-engine-mcp-se -- npx -y @nutrient-sdk/document-engine-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pspdfkit-nutrient-document-engine-mcp-se": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nutrient-sdk/document-engine-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 @nutrient-sdk/document-engine-mcp-server - the @nutrient-sdk scope differs from the repo owner (pspdfkit); confirm it's the project's official package

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

03 · What Nutrient Document Engine MCP Server can do

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

Latest releases

v0.0.3 · 2026-08-27

Update Document Engine licensing information in the README · Add Nutrient branding to Document Chat examples · Update README and NPM header image · Change how Logging is implemented · Fix security vulnerabilities…

04 · Who maintains Nutrient Document Engine MCP Server

Nutrient Document Engine MCP Server is maintained by pspdfkit. We track 2 MCP servers from pspdfkit - 2 actively maintained, 132 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from May 2025. Full record: all servers from pspdfkit.

  1. Nutrient DWS MCP Server Nutrient Processor + Data Extraction MCP: convert, OCR, sign, redact, and extract PDFs/Office docs. ★ 70

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/pspdfkit/nutrient-document-engine-mcp-server
category
other - ranked #163 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-27)
registry
io.github.PSPDFKit/nutrient-document-engine-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-08-27)
packages
npm:@nutrient-sdk/document-engine-mcp-server

06 · Nutrient Document Engine MCP Server FAQ

What is Nutrient Document Engine MCP Server?

Connect AI agents to document processing. This MCP server exposes document processing capabilities through natural language, supporting both direct human interaction and AI agent tool calling. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Nutrient Document Engine MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-27 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Nutrient Document Engine MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @nutrient-sdk/document-engine-mcp-server`. The README documents 5 environment variables (DASHBOARD_USERNAME, DASHBOARD_PASSWORD, DOCUMENT_ENGINE_BASE_URL…) to set first. Set DASHBOARD_USERNAME, DASHBOARD_PASSWORD, DOCUMENT_ENGINE_BASE_URL, DOCUMENT_ENGINE_API_AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_TRANSPORT before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Nutrient Document Engine MCP Server 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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