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FileToPDF

by FileToPDFversion 0.1.1i★ –iComputer or cloud
Registry namedev.filetopdf/filetopdf-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Convert files, HTML, and Markdown to PDF via the FileToPDF API. Bring your own API key.

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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: Computer or cloud
  • Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
  • Category: Docs, sheets & office work
  • You need to fill in: FILETOPDF_API_KEY, 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: FILETOPDF_API_KEY, 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
  • npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

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.

Or run it on your computer

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filetopdf": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "filetopdf-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FILETOPDF_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http filetopdf https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp --header 'x-api-key: your-value'

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add filetopdf --env FILETOPDF_API_KEY=your-value -- npx -y filetopdf-mcp

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": {
    "filetopdf": {
      "url": "https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filetopdf": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "filetopdf-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FILETOPDF_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": {
    "filetopdf": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "filetopdf": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "filetopdf-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FILETOPDF_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

  • FILETOPDF_API_KEY secret required env
    Your FileToPDF API key (sk_live_...). Get one free in one click at https://filetopdf.dev.
  • x-api-key secret required HTTP header
    Your FileToPDF API key (sk_live_...). Get one free in one click at https://filetopdf.dev.

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 6, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified against the domain filetopdf.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

  • … Not checked yet

    Endpoint responds

    Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation

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    Sign-in with OAuth

    Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation

  • … 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 2177 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 13% of the other 2177 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2177 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 FileToPDF 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: FILETOPDF_API_KEY, x-api-key

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.1) reached the registry 5 months 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?

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README from the maker

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FileToPDF MCP server

A Model Context Protocol server for FileToPDF. It lets any MCP client — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, VS Code, ChatGPT, n8n, Make, or your own agent — convert files, HTML, and Markdown to PDF through natural language: invoices, reports, documentation, DOCX/XLSX/PPTX, images, web pages, and more.

Bring your own API key — get one free, in one click, at https://filetopdf.dev (10 free conversions, no signup required).

Tools

ToolWhat it does
get_accountCheck the API key and show plan + remaining credits. Free, no credits used.
convert_fileConvert a file from a public URL (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, images, HTML, MD, PDF…) to PDF.
convert_htmlRender a raw HTML string (with optional CSS + layout options) to a pixel-perfect PDF via Chromium.
convert_markdownRender a raw Markdown string (with optional CSS + layout options) to a clean PDF.

Each convert tool returns a metadata summary and the PDF as an embedded application/pdf resource (base64), so capable clients can save the file. Set the FILETOPDF_OUTPUT_DIR env var, or pass save_path, to also write the PDF to disk.

Layout options (landscape, paperWidth/Height, margins, scale, pdfa, passwords, …) are available on Pro, Scale, and the free trial; on Starter/Basic they return an upgrade error. Each successful conversion costs 1 credit; errors are free.

Quick start (local / stdio)

Cursor — one-click install: Add to Cursor (then replace the placeholder with your key).

Claude Desktop / Cline / any stdio client — add to the MCP config (claude_desktop_config.json, cline_mcp_settings.json, …):

{

"mcpServers": { "filetopdf": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "filetopdf-mcp"], "env": { "FILETOPDF_API_KEY": "sk_live_YOUR_API_KEY" } } } }

Claude Code:

claude mcp add filetopdf -e FILETOPDF_API_KEY=sk_live_YOUR_API_KEY -- npx -y filetopdf-mcp

VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json or via *MCP: Add Server*):

{

"servers": { "filetopdf": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "filetopdf-mcp"], "env": { "FILETOPDF_API_KEY": "sk_live_YOUR_API_KEY" } } } }

Hosted / remote (Streamable HTTP) — no install

A hosted endpoint is available at `https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp`. Authenticate with your own key via the x-api-key header, an Authorization: Bearer header, or an ?apiKey= query parameter.

{

"mcpServers": { "filetopdf": { "type": "streamable-http", "url": "https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp", "headers": { "x-api-key": "sk_live_YOUR_API_KEY" } } } }

This is also the URL to paste into any platform with an MCP client step — n8n (MCP Client Tool), Make (MCP Client), Zapier (MCP Client beta), Relay.app (Call MCP tool), Flowise, Langflow, Dify, LibreChat, AnythingLLM, or agent frameworks (OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, CrewAI, Vercel AI SDK).

To self-host instead:

npm run build && npm run start:http   # listens on $PORT (default 8080) at /mcp

A Dockerfile is included for container hosting (Smithery, Fly, Render, Cloud Run).

Develop & test

npm install

npm run build # tsc -> dist/ npm test # spawns the built stdio server, runs a live conversion

npm test reads FILETOPDF_API_KEY, or API_KEY= from a gitignored .env.

Links

License

MIT

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