PDF MCP Server

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answering

PDF is answering right now. Last checked 12 min ago. It exposes 6 tools.

Markdown to PDF: headings, bold, code, lists, rules. A4/Letter/Legal. Free 30/hr. MCP + REST.

Uptime history 47 days of history

47 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

231 ms

Response time

average over 24h

open, no key

Access

streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check PDF every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 12 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add pdf --transport http https://alpha-systems.net/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf": {
      "url": "https://alpha-systems.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.pdf]
url = "https://alpha-systems.net/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf": {
      "url": "https://alpha-systems.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf": {
      "url": "https://alpha-systems.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 6

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

markdown

markdown_to_docx

Convert Markdown into an editable Microsoft Word (.docx) document. Returns a downloadable URL.

markdown_to_html

Convert Markdown into a styled, standalone HTML document. Returns a downloadable URL.

generate

generate_pdf

Convert Markdown into a clean, professionally formatted PDF and return a downloadable URL. Supports # / ## / ### headings, **bold**, `code`, - bullet lists, 1. numbered lists, and --- rules. Free tier: 30/hour; pass Authorization: Bearer <key> for unlimited (buy a key at https://alpha-systems.net).

merge

merge_pdfs

Merge multiple PDFs into a single PDF. Returns a downloadable URL.

recalls

check_recalls

Check whether a product, brand, drug, or vehicle has an official US recall or safety alert. Aggregates openFDA (food/drug/device), CPSC (consumer products), and NHTSA (vehicles, incl. VIN decode) into normalized JSON. Deterministic, official sources only — useful as a pre-purchase safety guardrail for shopping agents.

watermark

watermark_pdf

Stamp a diagonal text watermark across every page of a PDF. Returns a downloadable URL.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://alpha-systems.net/mcp	streamable-http	answering	255 ms	12 min ago

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PDF — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can PDF do?

It exposes 6 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: check_recalls, generate_pdf, markdown_to_docx, markdown_to_html, merge_pdfs, watermark_pdf. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is PDF working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 231 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect PDF?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does PDF need an API key?

No. PDF completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 6 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is PDF?

It answers our handshake in 231 ms on average, which is faster than 60% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.