# io.github.amranswill/pdfapi-mcp-server (npm · @aranswill/mcp-server)

Generate invoice, receipt, and report PDFs from structured JSON via a single API call.

- Trust score: 61/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +21
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@aranswill/mcp-server`: 61/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server/aranswill-mcp-server.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server/aranswill-mcp-server)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@aranswill/mcp-server`
- Version: `1.0.2`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 86/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 19/100
  - Repository check failed: the declared repository URL returned HTTP 404.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 24 days ago).
  - Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 63/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 127 tokens (~42/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server -- npx -y @aranswill/mcp-server
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server -- npx -y @aranswill/mcp-server
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@aranswill/mcp-server"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server --command npx --arg -y --arg @aranswill/mcp-server
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@aranswill/mcp-server"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aranswill/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 61, +45)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 16, −15)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-31 (score 31, +12)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-29 (score 19, +1)

- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial

### 2026-07-28 (score 18, −22)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 40)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `generate_pdf` (~76 tokens)

Generate a styled PDF document from structured JSON data. Supports invoice, receipt, and report templates.

Input parameters:

- `apiKey` (string, required): PDF API key (X-API-Key). Obtain from the dashboard.
- `data` (object, required): Template-specific fields (see list_templates for requirements).
- `template` (string, required): Which PDF layout to render.

### `list_templates` (~19 tokens)

List all available PDF templates and their required data fields.

### `get_usage` (~32 tokens)

Check current API usage and plan limits.

Input parameters:

- `apiKey` (string, required): PDF API key (X-API-Key).

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server/aranswill-mcp-server#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 61
- 2026-08-02: 61
- 2026-08-01: 16
- 2026-07-31: 31
- 2026-07-29: 19
- 2026-07-28: 18
- 2026-07-27: 40

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@aranswill/mcp-server
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@aranswill/mcp-server
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server/aranswill-mcp-server/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server/aranswill-mcp-server/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/amranswill-pdfapi-mcp-server/aranswill-mcp-server