PDF It

Name: PDF It
Author: mrslbt

by mrslbtversion 2.1.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.mrslbt/pdf-it

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Native PDF renderer for AI markdown. Cover, TOC, page-numbered footer. Fonts embedded, zero config.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
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 your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

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 …”.

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-it": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pdf-it-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add pdf-it -- npx -y pdf-it-mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-it": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pdf-it-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": {
    "pdf-it": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pdf-it-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.

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

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

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Published to the registry more recently than 23% of the other 2197 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2197 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is PDF It 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?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (2.1.0) reached the registry 3 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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pdf-it

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and Claude Code skill that turns markdown into PDFs that look like they were made on purpose. Cover page, table of contents, code blocks that hold across page breaks, page-numbered footer. One command from your Claude session to a file you can send to a client.

Fonts ship inside the package, so every PDF looks the same on every machine. Nothing to install, nothing to configure.

Why this exists

Every Claude Code research session ends the same way: a wall of useful markdown and no clean way to turn it into a PDF a person would actually want to read.

Chrome print: takes 30 seconds, output looks like a Word doc. Manual HTML conversion: 10 minutes per document. Pandoc: works but defaults look like a 2008 academic paper. None of it produces an artifact you would send to a client.

pdf-it is one command. The output is designed by default.

Install

npm install -g pdf-it-mcp

Or run on demand with npx pdf-it-mcp.

Requirements

Node.js 20 or newer
Nothing else to install. The renderer and fonts ship inside the package.

Configure

Claude Desktop

Edit claude_desktop_config.json:

"mcpServers": { "pdf-it": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "pdf-it-mcp"] } } }

Claude Code

claude mcp add pdf-it -- npx -y pdf-it-mcp

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the same shape as Claude Desktop.

Cline / Continue / Zed / Goose

Standard MCP config. Same npx -y pdf-it-mcp command.

Use

In any Claude session connected to the server, ask:

Save this as a PDF

Or any of these phrasings: export as PDF, make a PDF report from this, turn this into a PDF, /pdf. The skill picks up the request and routes it through pdf-it. The output lands in ~/Documents/pdf-it/ by default.

Tools

Tool	Description
`generate_pdf`	Convert markdown into a PDF. Accepts a template (`research-report` or `plain`), optional title and author for the cover, and an optional output path.
`list_templates`	Return the list of available templates with descriptions.

`generate_pdf` parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
`content`	yes	Markdown string to convert
`title`	no	Shown on the cover and in the page footer
`author`	no	Shown on the cover above the date
`output_path`	no	Absolute path for the output. Defaults to `~/Documents/pdf-it/{slug}-{timestamp}.pdf`
`template`	no	`research-report` (default) or `plain`

Templates

Name	Description
`research-report`	Cover page with title, author, and date. Auto-generated table of contents from H1 and H2 headings. Body with proper hierarchy. Footer with title and page number. Best for research, summaries, design docs, reports.
`plain`	No cover, no TOC. Dense body content only. Best for short notes and quick exports.

Skill

This package ships with a Claude Code skill at SKILL.md. Trigger phrases the skill responds to:

save this as PDF
export as PDF
make a PDF report from this
turn this into a PDF
generate a PDF
/pdf

See SKILL.md for the full skill spec.

Output

By default PDFs are written to ~/Documents/pdf-it/{slug}-{timestamp}.pdf. Pass output_path to override.

Design

Three families ship inside the package:

Newsreader for the cover title (display 60, light) and body H1 (display 32). High-contrast serif that holds editorial weight at large sizes.
DM Sans for H2, H3, table type, and the TOC heading. Quieter sub-hierarchy.
JetBrains Mono for page numbers, metadata, code, and figure captions.

Pure white paper, near-black ink (#111113), secondary ink for date and table cells (#2B2B2E), muted gray for page numbers and date (#7A7A7E), hairline borders (#E6E6E6). No accent colors. Code blocks render without syntax highlighting on purpose: color choices in PDFs age badly.

Every value lives in src/templates/design-tokens.ts as the single source of truth. If you want a different design language, fork the components. They live in src/templates/components/ and are plain React-PDF components with a small surface area.

How it works

Parse: remark converts your markdown into an AST.
Compose: the AST becomes typed React components (Cover, TOC, and body primitives like H1/H2/H3, Paragraph, CodeBlock, Blockquote, Table, lists, and charts).
Render: @react-pdf/renderer rasterizes the React tree into a deterministic PDF with embedded fonts and TOC anchors.
Output: the PDF lands in ~/Documents/pdf-it/{slug}-{timestamp}.pdf with title/author metadata embedded.

Total time: typically sub-second for a 5-page document, 1-2 seconds for a 30-page document.

Recognition

Listed on npm, Glama, and LobeHub.

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial, community-built tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic PBC. Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic PBC.

pdf-it runs locally and ships its own renderer (@react-pdf/renderer) and fonts. Use at your own risk. The author accepts no liability for issues arising from misuse, prompt injection, bugs, or rendering failures.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

PDF It

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

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

pdf-it

Why this exists

Install

Requirements

Configure

Claude Desktop

Claude Code

Cursor

Cline / Continue / Zed / Goose

Use

Tools

generate_pdf parameters

Templates

Skill

Output

Design

How it works

Recognition

Disclaimer

License

`generate_pdf` parameters