PDF.co MCP Server
Base URL: https://api.pdf.co/v1
| Category | Documents & Printing |
| Tools | 62 |
| Auth | API Key |
Install
Quick Start (recommended)
API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY \
uvx mcparmory-pdfco
With pip
pip install mcparmory-pdfco
API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY \
mcparmory-pdfco
MCP Client Configuration
Add to your MCP client config (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex):
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfco": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcparmory-pdfco"],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Credentials
Set the following environment variables (via MCP client env config, shell export, or .env file):
API_KEY — API Key Authentication (x-api-key)
Do not commit credentials to version control.
Run Locally
First, configure your credentials in .env (see Credentials above).
pip install -r requirements.txt
python server.py
Connect MCP Client
Edit .mcp.json and replace <SERVER_DIR> with the absolute path to this directory, then add to your MCP client configuration.
Example (if server is at /home/user/mcp-servers/pdfco):
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfco": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["/home/user/mcp-servers/pdfco/server.py"]
}
}
}
Docker
Pre-built image (recommended)
docker run -p 8000:8000 \
-e API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY \
ghcr.io/mcparmory/pdfco:latest
Build from source
First, configure your credentials in .env (see Credentials above).
docker build -t pdfco .
docker run -p 8000:8000 --env-file .env pdfco
Before running, make sure ports 8000 are free.### MCP client config (Docker)
For Docker, use SSE transport in your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfco": {
"type": "sse",
"url": "http://localhost:8000/sse"
}
}
}
Files
.env - Credentials and server configuration
.mcp.json - MCP client config template
Dockerfile - Container build
LICENSE - MIT license for this generated code
requirements.txt - Python dependencies
README.md - This file
server.py - MCP server entry point
_auth.py - Authentication handlers
_models.py - Request/response models
_validators.py - Input validation
Note: Files starting with . are hidden by default on macOS/Linux. Use ls -a in terminal or enable "Show hidden files" in your file manager to see .env and .mcp.json.
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