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FileToPDF

REMOTE · API.FILETOPDF.DEV · 2 COMPONENTS · SCANNED SEP 22

Convert files, HTML, and Markdown to PDF via the FileToPDF API. Bring your own API key.

0 this week 80 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Endpoint Security66
  • The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
  • Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 4 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
  • HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
  • The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
  • DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability67
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 995 tokens (~248/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
  • No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 4 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

How do I install the FileToPDF MCP server?

FileToPDF is a hosted endpoint at https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

remote · api.filetopdf.dev

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http dev-filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp 'https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "dev-filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.dev-filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp]
url = "https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "dev-filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add dev-filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp --url 'https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  dev-filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp:
    url: "https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "dev-filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add dev-filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-filetopdf-filetopdf-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 26 Aug 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 25 Aug 26 +1
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 11 Aug 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 31 Jul 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 30 Jul 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 27 Jul 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 26 Jul 26 0

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 22 Sept 2026 · Probed https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=filetopdf.dev CN=WR3,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 3 Sept 2026 2 Dec 2026 RSA 2048 SHA256-RSA da2b9af42c0574630a79a8711d235060
SANs: filetopdf.dev, api.filetopdf.dev, www.filetopdf.dev
CN=WR3,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) CN=GTS Root R1,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US 13 Dec 2023 20 Feb 2029 RSA 2048 SHA256-RSA 7ff005a91568d63abc22861684aa4b5a
CN=GTS Root R1,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE 19 Jun 2020 28 Jan 2028 RSA 4096 SHA256-RSA 77bd0d6cdb36f91aea210fc4f058d30d
CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE (CA) CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE 1 Sept 1998 28 Jan 2028 RSA 2048 SHA1-RSA 40000000001154b5ac394

Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →

DNSSEC secure

Validation of api.filetopdf.dev. Secure

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
dev. present 60074 8 Verified
filetopdf.dev. present 38821 8 Verified
api.filetopdf.dev. Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys
Authentication No authorisation required

The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.

Result No authorisation required
HTTP status 200
Header Value
strict-transport-security max-age=31556926

Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp HTTPS enforced 301 https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp
MCP tools · 4 exposed · ~995 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
convert_file ~258

Convert a file fetched from a public URL into a PDF. Auto-detects the engine from the extension: Office docs (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT, RTF, TXT, CSV…), images (PNG, JPG, WebP…), HTML, Markdown, or an existing PDF (passthrough). Costs 1 credit on success. Returns the PDF as an embedded resource.

NameTypeReqDescription
landscapebooleanRender in landscape orientation. (Pro/Scale/trial only.)
nativePageRangesstringPage ranges to include, e.g. "1-3".
ownerPasswordstringOwner password controlling permissions on the resulting PDF.
passwordstringPassword to open a protected source document.
pdfastringPDF/A conformance level, e.g. "PDF/A-2b". (Pro/Scale/trial only.)
pdfuabooleanProduce an accessible PDF/UA document.
save_pathstringOptional absolute path to also write the PDF to on disk.
urlstringyesPublic http(s) URL of the file to download and convert.
userPasswordstringPassword required to open the resulting PDF.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

convert_html ~340

Render a raw HTML string to a PDF using Chromium, with optional CSS and layout options. Costs 1 credit on success. Returns the PDF as an embedded resource.

NameTypeReqDescription
cssstringOptional CSS, injected into the document <head>.
htmlstringyesThe HTML markup to render.
landscapebooleanRender in landscape orientation. (Pro/Scale/trial only.)
marginBottomstringBottom margin in inches.
marginLeftstringLeft margin in inches.
marginRightstringRight margin in inches.
marginTopstringTop margin in inches.
nativePageRangesstringPage ranges to include, e.g. "1-3,5".
ownerPasswordstringOwner password controlling permissions on the resulting PDF.
paperHeightstringPaper height in inches.
paperWidthstringPaper width in inches, or with a unit e.g. "210mm".
pdfastringPDF/A conformance level, e.g. "PDF/A-2b". (Pro/Scale/trial only.)
pdfuabooleanProduce an accessible PDF/UA document.
preferCssPageSizebooleanUse the page size declared in CSS @page rules.
printBackgroundbooleanPrint background graphics/colors.
save_pathstringOptional absolute path to also write the PDF to on disk.
scalestringRender scale, 0.1–2.0.
userPasswordstringPassword required to open the resulting PDF.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

convert_markdown ~355

Render a raw Markdown string to a PDF, with optional CSS and layout options. A sensible default stylesheet is applied when no CSS is given. Costs 1 credit on success. Returns the PDF as an embedded resource.

NameTypeReqDescription
cssstringOptional CSS to style the rendered Markdown (overrides the default stylesheet).
landscapebooleanRender in landscape orientation. (Pro/Scale/trial only.)
marginBottomstringBottom margin in inches.
marginLeftstringLeft margin in inches.
marginRightstringRight margin in inches.
marginTopstringTop margin in inches.
markdownstringyesThe Markdown content to render.
nativePageRangesstringPage ranges to include, e.g. "1-3,5".
ownerPasswordstringOwner password controlling permissions on the resulting PDF.
paperHeightstringPaper height in inches.
paperWidthstringPaper width in inches, or with a unit e.g. "210mm".
pdfastringPDF/A conformance level, e.g. "PDF/A-2b". (Pro/Scale/trial only.)
pdfuabooleanProduce an accessible PDF/UA document.
preferCssPageSizebooleanUse the page size declared in CSS @page rules.
printBackgroundbooleanPrint background graphics/colors.
save_pathstringOptional absolute path to also write the PDF to on disk.
scalestringRender scale, 0.1–2.0.
userPasswordstringPassword required to open the resulting PDF.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_account ~42

Check the FileToPDF API key and return the plan, remaining conversion credits, and subscription status. Free — costs no credits. Use this to verify the connection works.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the FileToPDF MCP server?

FileToPDF is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as dev.filetopdf/filetopdf-mcp. Convert files, HTML, and Markdown to PDF via the FileToPDF API. Bring your own API key. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://api.filetopdf.dev/mcp).

Is the FileToPDF MCP server safe to use?

FileToPDF scores 80 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the FileToPDF MCP server expose?

FileToPDF exposes 4 tools: get_account, convert_file, convert_html, convert_markdown. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 995 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the FileToPDF MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to FileToPDF without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

Is the FileToPDF MCP server still maintained?

FileToPDF is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 22 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.