# pdfops-mcp

Enables AI agents to inspect form fields, fill AcroForms, combine files, and produce invoices through a lightweight cloud API without local headless browsers.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: pdfops
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/pdfops/pdfops-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/pdfops-mcp

## What it does

This MCP server connects models to the PDFops cloud engine so you do not need Chromium or local binaries. Five specific tools handle document pipelines: `pdf_inspect` finds field keys and types, `pdf_fill` populates forms, `pdf_merge` combines files in specified order, `pdf_invoice` builds deterministic billing sheets from parameters, and `pdfops_usage` checks the remaining quota.

When running on a local desktop, tools consume standard file system paths, keeping raw binary streams out of the prompt window. On hosted runners, the server also accepts web links starting with `https://` or base64 data payloads, returning files inline when destination paths are omitted.

Because operations depend on `https://pdfops.dev`, an active internet connection is mandatory. Requests will fail on files larger than 4 MB, and unauthenticated usage is capped at 100 requests per IP each month.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Remote server: `https://pdfops.dev/api/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http pdfops-mcp https://pdfops.dev/api/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add pdfops-mcp -- npx -y pdfops-mcp
```

### Codex

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add pdfops-mcp --url https://pdfops.dev/api/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add pdfops-mcp -- npx -y pdfops-mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdfops-mcp": {
            "url": "https://pdfops.dev/api/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdfops-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "pdfops-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "pdfops-mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://pdfops.dev/api/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "pdfops-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "pdfops-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http pdfops-mcp https://pdfops.dev/api/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add pdfops-mcp npx -y pdfops-mcp
```

## When to use it
- inspect AcroForm inputs before submitting form data
- fill out agreements and templates with structured values
- combine multiple PDF documents into a single packet
- create clean invoices directly from line-item numbers

## Example prompts
- Inspect all editable fields inside ~/documents/application.pdf.
- Populate ~/templates/tax-form.pdf with my user details and save the output.
- Merge cover.pdf and report.pdf into a consolidated document.

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