PDF Export for AI Agents

MCP server for PDF export. Install locally, use from Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, or any MCP-compatible client.

Reports, documentation, code reviews — anything your AI can describe, it can now export.

Powered by PDFCrowd.

What You Can Do

The pattern:

[Analyze/Read something] → [Create PDF with specific structure] → [Save to path]

Document your API from code:

Read the route handlers in src/api/, generate API documentation
with endpoints, parameters, and examples. Save to docs/api.pdf

Document your database schema:

Explore the codebase and create a PDF documenting
all DB tables, relationships, column types, and indexes. Save to docs/schema.pdf

Automate reports (non-interactive):

claude -p "Analyze git commits from last week, create a sprint
  summary PDF at reports/sprint.pdf" && \
  mail -s "Sprint Report" [email protected] -A reports/sprint.pdf

More example prompts →

Configuration

Claude Code / Gemini CLI

Add to your config file:

• Claude Code: ~/.mcp.json
• Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfcrowd-export-pdf": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export"],
      "env": {
        "PDFCROWD_USERNAME": "demo",
        "PDFCROWD_API_KEY": "demo"
      },
      "timeout": 65000
    }
  }
}

Codex CLI

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.pdfcrowd-export-pdf]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export"]
tool_timeout_sec = 65

[mcp_servers.pdfcrowd-export-pdf.env]
PDFCROWD_USERNAME = "demo"
PDFCROWD_API_KEY = "demo"

Notes

• Restart your CLI after configuration to load the server
• Timeout is set to 65 seconds because complex PDFs may take up to 60 seconds to generate

Credentials

• Default: produces watermarked PDFs (no signup needed)
• Remove watermarks: get credentials at pdfcrowd.com/pricing

Privacy Notice

PDFs are generated remotely on PDFCrowd servers. When you use this tool:

• Data transmitted: Your content (HTML, URL, or file) is sent to PDFCrowd servers via HTTPS
• Data retention: Content is retained only during processing, then permanently deleted (typically within 30 minutes)
• No copies: No copies of your content are kept or shared
• Location: PDFCrowd is based in the Czech Republic (EU), GDPR applies
• Privacy policy: pdfcrowd.com/privacy

For sensitive or confidential content, review PDFCrowd's privacy policy before use.

Development

See DEVELOPMENT.md for building from source, testing, and contributing.

License

MIT