pdfrender

Name: pdfrender
Author: pdfrender-dev

by pdfrender-devversion 1.0.1i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry namedev.pdfrender/pdfrender

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

HTML and CSS to PDF MCP server with page headers, footers and page numbers. No headless browser.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Docs, sheets & office work
You need to fill in: X-API-Key

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: X-API-Key

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

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

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http pdfrender https://api.pdfrender.dev/mcp/ --header 'X-API-Key: your-value'

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfrender": {
      "url": "https://api.pdfrender.dev/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "pdfrender": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.pdfrender.dev/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

X-API-Key secret HTTP header
Optional API key; the anonymous tier works without it

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.

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 7, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain pdfrender.dev (the registry checks domain ownership)
… 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
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Endpoint responds
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… Not checked yet
Sign-in with OAuth
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… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

More stars than 0% of the other 2188 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 45% of the other 2188 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2188 servers in this category

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

Common questions

Is pdfrender safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: X-API-Key

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.1) reached the registry 39 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Agent-Native Calendar, Excel MCP Server, MCP Server for Excel

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README from the maker

Open the README

Copied from the maker’s repo as written. PopNx MCP has not reviewed or endorsed it. HTML, images and scripts are removed. Links lead off this site.

pdfrender

HTML and CSS to PDF API and MCP server. WeasyPrint with page headers, footers and page numbers, no headless browser. Hosted in Germany.

pdfrender turns HTML and CSS into PDF over a REST API and an MCP server. WeasyPrint 70 lays out the pages, with paper size, margins, headers, footers and page numbers set in CSS. It runs no JavaScript and fetches no URLs, so images and fonts go in as data: URIs. Limits are 2 MB of HTML and 50 pages per render. The servers are in Germany. The free plan has 100 credits a month and needs no card.

Quickstart

Render HTML to a PDF in one call. The anonymous tier needs no key; add -H "X-API-Key: $PDFRENDER_API_KEY" for your plan's limits.

curl -X POST https://api.pdfrender.dev/v1/render \

-H 'content-type: application/json' \ -d '{"html":" Hello "}' -o hello.pdf

The response is the PDF itself (content-type: application/pdf), saved as hello.pdf. Page size, margins, headers, footers and page numbers are set in the HTML's print CSS.

Use it from

MCP server

Streamable-HTTP endpoint: https://api.pdfrender.dev/mcp/ — the anonymous tier works without a key; an API key raises the limits.

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http pdfrender https://api.pdfrender.dev/mcp/

Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add pdfrender-dev/pdfrender then /plugin install pdfrender@pdfrender (set PDFRENDER_API_KEY for your key).

Cursor / Windsurf / Cline / Claude Desktop:

"mcpServers": { "pdfrender": { "url": "https://api.pdfrender.dev/mcp/" } } }

One-click installs for every client: https://pdfrender.dev/connect

Integrations (n8n, Zapier, Make, Dify, SDKs and templates): https://github.com/pdfrender-dev/pdfrender-integrations

Templates

Ready-made workflows: https://pdfrender.dev/templates

API

Base URL https://api.pdfrender.dev/ — authenticate with an X-API-Key header; anonymous calls work at a lower rate limit.

About the files here

.claude-plugin/ — Claude Code plugin, with this repo as its own marketplace.
.mcp.json — the MCP server the Claude Code plugin connects to.
gemini-extension.json — Gemini CLI extension manifest.
glama.json — Glama server claim (names the maintainer).
mcp.json — Agent Plugins 1.0 MCP server config.
plugin.json — Agent Plugins 1.0 plugin manifest.
server.json — the entry in the official MCP Registry.
skills/ — an Agent Skill (agentskills.io SKILL.md) for skill galleries.

pdfrender

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

Common questions

Alternatives

Agent-Native Calendar

Excel MCP Server

MCP Server for Excel

README from the maker

pdfrender

Quickstart

Use it from

MCP server

Templates

Links

API

About the files here