PDFMakerAPI

Name: PDFMakerAPI
Author: GerardoBarrera

by GerardoBarreraversion 1.0.0i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry nameio.github.GerardoBarrera/pdfmakerapi-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Turn a description into a shareable, editable PDF — invoices, certificates, reports, resumes.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Computer or cloud
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Docs, sheets & office work

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.
The registry lists no key to fill in.

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?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

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

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://api.pdfmakerapi.com/mcp

Or run it on your computer

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfmakerapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pdfmakerapi/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http pdfmakerapi https://api.pdfmakerapi.com/mcp

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add pdfmakerapi -- npx -y @pdfmakerapi/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfmakerapi": {
      "url": "https://api.pdfmakerapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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": {
    "pdfmakerapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pdfmakerapi/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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": {
    "pdfmakerapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.pdfmakerapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "pdfmakerapi": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pdfmakerapi/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://api.pdfmakerapi.com/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

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

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

What it can do

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Basic checksi

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Maker matches the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
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Sign-in with OAuth
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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 15% 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 PDFMakerAPI 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?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

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 (1.0.0) 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

Open the README

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PDFMakerAPI MCP server

An MCP server for [PDFMakerAPI](https://pdfmakerapi.com). It exposes a single `create_document` tool that turns a plain-English document description into a shareable link which opens in the PDFMakerAPI editor — preview it, edit any field, and download the PDF.

Works with Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Zed, VS Code, ChatGPT, and any other MCP client. It's a thin client of the public API at https://api.pdfmakerapi.com, so it needs no account or credentials of its own.

What is PDFMakerAPI?

PDFMakerAPI is a PDF template builder and PDF generation API. Instead of hard-coding documents or wrestling with HTML-to-PDF converters that break when your content changes, you design a reusable template once in a visual, no-code editor — placing text, tables, images, and dynamic fields exactly where you want them — then feed it data to produce a finished, editable PDF.

Generate a single document or thousands. Fill a template in yourself, share a link so anyone completes it in the browser as a fillable PDF form, send JSON to the REST API, trigger generation from no-code tools like Zapier, Make, and n8n, or create documents straight from AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT. Prefer to start from a prompt? Describe what you need and let Quill build it.

Teams use PDFMakerAPI for invoices, receipts, certificates, reports, and contracts — anything you'd otherwise rebuild by hand every time the data changes. Start building free with 100 PDFs a month.

Quick install

One-click:

Or add the same config manually (works in every desktop client):

"mcpServers": { "pdfmakerapi": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@pdfmakerapi/mcp"] } } }

Setup by client

Claude Desktop

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), add the mcpServers block above, and restart Claude.

Cursor

Use the Add to Cursor button, or add the block to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per-project).

Windsurf

Add the block to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json (or via Settings → Cascade → MCP).

Cline

Cline → MCP Servers → Configure, and add the mcpServers block.

VS Code

Use the Install in VS Code button, or add to .vscode/mcp.json (note: VS Code uses a servers key):

"servers": { "pdfmakerapi": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@pdfmakerapi/mcp"] } } }

Zed

In settings.json:

"context_servers": { "pdfmakerapi": { "command": { "path": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@pdfmakerapi/mcp"] } } } }

Hosted (remote) option — no install

If your client supports remote MCP servers, just point it at the hosted endpoint — no npx, no Node:

https://api.pdfmakerapi.com/mcp

Claude.ai (web): Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the URL.
ChatGPT (Plus/Pro/Enterprise): Settings → Connectors → add the URL.
Cursor / others: add { "url": "https://api.pdfmakerapi.com/mcp" } instead of command/args.

Usage

Ask your assistant for a document:

*"Make a professional invoice for Acme with 3 line items."*

*"Create a course completion certificate."*

*"Build a clean one-page resume."*

It calls create_document and returns a link like https://app.pdfmakerapi.com/d/ — open it to preview, edit any field, and download the PDF.

Configuration

Env var	Default	Purpose
`PDFMAKERAPI_BASE_URL`	`https://api.pdfmakerapi.com`	Point at a different API (e.g. `http://localhost:3001` for local dev).

Develop

git clone https://github.com/GerardoBarrera/pdfmakerapi-mcp.git

cd pdfmakerapi-mcp npm install npm run build # compile to dist/ npm run dev # run from source (tsx)

Troubleshooting

Server doesn't appear in your client — restart the client after editing its MCP config, and check the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). For remote clients, confirm the URL is exactly https://api.pdfmakerapi.com/mcp.
`npx` fails to start — ensure Node.js 18+ is installed (node -v), then retry npx -y @pdfmakerapi/mcp@latest.
Connection / timeout on the remote endpoint — verify your network/proxy allows HTTPS to api.pdfmakerapi.com, and that you're using the Streamable HTTP transport.
"Document is too large" — documents are capped at ~1 MB of JSON; trim large tables or split into multiple documents.
The returned link won't open — copy the full link (it ends in a document ID); if it 404s, generate the document again.
Still stuck? — open a GitHub issue or email support@pdfmakerapi.com.

License

MIT

PDFMakerAPI

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

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

PDFMakerAPI MCP server

What is PDFMakerAPI?

Quick install

Setup by client

Hosted (remote) option — no install

Usage

Configuration

Develop

Troubleshooting

License