PDF Tools

What you can do with it

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• Connection: Runs in the cloud
• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• Category: Docs, sheets & office work

Install

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You need

• Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

https://pdfia.com/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http pdf-tools https://pdfia.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-tools": {
      "url": "https://pdfia.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "pdf-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://pdfia.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://pdfia.com/mcp

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What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 10, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• merge_pdfs

  Merge multiple PDF files into one, in the order given. Returns the merged PDF as base64.

• split_pdf

  Split a PDF into parts. Provide ranges like "1-3, 5, 8-10" (each comma group becomes one output PDF), or omit ranges to get every page as its own PDF. Returns base64 files.

• extract_pages

  Extract the given pages into a new PDF (original order). Returns base64.

• remove_pages

  Delete the given pages from a PDF. Returns the remaining document as base64.

• rotate_pdf

  Rotate pages clockwise by 90, 180, or 270 degrees. Rotates all pages unless a page list is given. Returns base64.

• watermark_pdf

  Stamp a diagonal text watermark (e.g. "CONFIDENTIAL", "DRAFT") across every page. Returns base64.

• add_page_numbers

  Stamp page numbers onto every page of a PDF. Returns base64.

• get_pdf_metadata

  Read a PDF's document properties (title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates, page count).

• set_pdf_metadata

  Rewrite a PDF's document properties. Pass empty strings to strip identifying metadata before sharing. Returns base64.

• flatten_pdf

  Flatten fillable form fields into permanent page content so answers can't be edited. Returns base64.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 10, 2026

• ! Caution

  Maker matches the repo

  The registry lists no source repo, so we cannot match the publisher (pdfia.com) to the code

• … Not checked yet

  Still maintained

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• … Not checked yet

  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 410 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

  Read 10 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

• More stars than 0% of the other 3688 servers in this category
• Published to the registry more recently than 27% of the other 3688 servers in this category
• Basic checks equal to or better than 43% of the other 3688 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

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