@rendoc/mcp-server

The rendoc MCP server lets AI assistants like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any other MCP-compatible client generate professional PDF documents on demand. Connect your AI to rendoc and it can create invoices, contracts, reports, certificates, and any other PDF — from reusable templates or inline HTML/Handlebars markup — all from a natural language prompt.
Turn "Generate an invoice for Acme Corp, 40 hours of consulting at €85/h" into a delivered PDF in seconds.
Use Cases
| Invoices | "Generate an invoice for client X with these line items..." |
| Contracts | "Draft a freelance contract for TechStart SL, €18,000 fee, 50% upfront..." |
| Certificates | "Issue a course completion certificate for María González..." |
| Reports | "Create a March 2026 sales report with these KPIs..." |
| Bulk generation | "Generate certificates for all 50 attendees in this CSV" |
| Custom documents | Anything you can describe in HTML + data |
See detailed walkthroughs in examples/.
Features
- 7 tools for document generation, template management, and usage tracking
- Template-based or inline — save reusable templates or pass markup on the fly
- Handlebars syntax — use
{{variables}}, {{#each}}, {{#if}} in your markup
- Multiple paper sizes — A4, Letter, Legal, A3, A5, portrait or landscape
- Schema validation — templates can declare a JSON Schema so the AI can't pass invalid data
- Zero config — just set
RENDOC_API_KEY and go
- Lightweight — ~35 KB unpacked, pure TypeScript, only 2 runtime dependencies
- Verified on Glama — security, quality, and license checks passed
Quick Setup for Claude Desktop
Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"rendoc": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@rendoc/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"RENDOC_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop. The rendoc tools will appear in the MCP tools menu.
Quick Setup for Claude Code
Add this to your project or global settings (.claude/settings.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"rendoc": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@rendoc/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"RENDOC_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
Quick Setup for Cursor
Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or your project's .cursor/mcp.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"rendoc": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@rendoc/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"RENDOC_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
Available Tools
generate_document | Generate a PDF from a template or inline markup | template_id or markup, data, paper_size?, orientation?, filename? |
list_templates | List available document templates | category? |
preview_template | Inspect a template's markup, styles, and schema | template_id |
create_template | Create a new reusable template | name, slug, markup, schema, category?, styles?, sample_data?, paper_size?, orientation?, is_public? |
delete_template | Delete a template by ID | template_id |
get_document | Get details of a generated document | document_id |
get_usage | View monthly API usage statistics | (none) |
Each tool returns structured JSON with download URLs, document IDs, and metadata the assistant can act on.
Get an API Key
Environment Variables
RENDOC_API_KEY | Yes | — | Your rendoc API key for authentication |
RENDOC_API_URL | No | https://rendoc.dev | Base URL for the rendoc API (useful for self-hosted instances) |
Examples
Detailed walkthroughs with real prompts and tool calls:
How It Works
┌──────────────┐ MCP/stdio ┌────────────────────┐ HTTPS ┌─────────────┐
│ Claude Code │ ─────────────▶ │ @rendoc/mcp-server │ ────────▶ │ rendoc API │
│ / Desktop │ │ (this package) │ │ (PDF gen) │
└──────────────┘ ◀───────────── └────────────────────┘ ◀──────── └─────────────┘
▲ tool results download URL
│
└── User prompt: "Generate an invoice for..."
The MCP server translates natural language tool calls from your AI assistant into authenticated REST requests to the rendoc API, and returns structured responses with PDF download URLs.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and PR guidelines.
For security issues, please see SECURITY.md and email info@rendoc.dev — do not open a public issue.
Links
License
MIT — see LICENSE.