GuruPDF runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 256 installs a week from npm. Last commit 6 Nov 2026.
Convert, compress & merge PDFs and 100+ file formats from any AI agent. By GuruPDF.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add gurupdf-mcp -e 'GURUPDF_API_KEY=<GURUPDF_API_KEY>' -- npx -y gurupdf-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"gurupdf-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gurupdf-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GURUPDF_API_KEY": "<GURUPDF_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.gurupdf-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "gurupdf-mcp"]
env = { GURUPDF_API_KEY = "<GURUPDF_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"gurupdf-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gurupdf-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GURUPDF_API_KEY": "<GURUPDF_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"gurupdf-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gurupdf-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GURUPDF_API_KEY": "<GURUPDF_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<GURUPDF_API_KEY> (Your GuruPDF API token (create one at https://gurupdf.com/profile)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
GURUPDF_API_URL (API base URL; override only for self-hosting).
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