CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi
REMOTE · CRAFTMYPDF.USEFULAPI.IO
Generate PDFs and images from CraftMyPDF templates; read templates, versions and usage.
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Last scanned (5 hours ago)
Scores higher than 46% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 17 Oct 2026.
Category Documents and Files
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 Security78
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token. View diagnostics → Pass
- HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port redirected somewhere other than https, so enforcement is unproven. View diagnostics → Unverified
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- The authorisation server offers only Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), which MCP 2026-07-28 deprecated in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents. View diagnostics → Partial
Transport & Reachability0
- Transport check failed: declared streamable-http, but the endpoint redirected instead of responding directly. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability80
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1890 tokens (~171/item across 11 items; 11 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 Management17
- Stability observed for 5 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
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
- All 1 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 12 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
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.
- 16 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 14 Oct 26 +3
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- The server now declares the “prompts” capability functional
- First check of Schema quality: 100 functional
- New prompt “getting_started” functional
- Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.1.0 functional
- 13 Oct 26 0
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 12 Oct 26 60
First indexed and scored.
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 17 Oct 2026 · Probed https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=usefulapi.io | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 13 Sept 2026 | 12 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | d9be3287b0fde9630e825ba1f79bff3f |
| SANs: usefulapi.io, *.usefulapi.io | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of craftmypdf.usefulapi.io. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| io. | present | 57355 | 8 | Verified |
| usefulapi.io. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication Enforced and verified
The endpoint asked for a token and published valid RFC 9728 metadata describing how to get one.
| Result | Enforced and verified |
|---|---|
| Enforced | On tool calls |
| HTTP status | 302 |
WWW-Authenticate challenge Bearer realm="OAuth", resource_metadata="https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"
Bearer realm="OAuth", resource_metadata="https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"Protected resource metadata
| Document | https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp |
|---|---|
| Retrieved | Yes |
| Resource | https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/mcp |
| Authorisation server | https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/mcp | Redirected | 302 | https://usefulapi.io/craftmypdf/ |
| http (plaintext) | http://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/mcp | Inconclusive | 302 | http://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/mcp |
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 →
craftmypdf_create_image Create image from template ~268
WRITE: uses the CraftMyPDF account's own quota (credits; a successful generation is a billable transaction, typically 1 credit per document, and every call counts even with identical data). Generate ONE image (JPEG or PNG) from a template and your JSON data. Returns a hosted file URL (never file bytes) that expires after `expiration` minutes. POST /create-image with export_type=json.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | object | yes | The JSON object that fills the template's {{placeholders}}, e.g. {"invoice_number":"INV38379","total_amount":82542.56}. The whole request must stay under about 3.8 MB. |
| expiration | integer | – | Minutes until the hosted file is deleted from CraftMyPDF's CDN, 1-10080 (default 60; the vendor default is 5). |
| output_file | string | – | File name of the output (default output.jpg). |
| output_type | string | – | Image type (default jpeg). |
| template_id | string | yes | CraftMyPDF template id, e.g. 05f77b2b18ad809a (from craftmypdf_list_templates). |
| version | string | – | Template version number (from craftmypdf_list_template_versions). Latest version when omitted. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
craftmypdf_create_pdf Create PDF from template ~319
WRITE: uses the CraftMyPDF account's own quota (credits; a successful generation is a billable transaction, typically 1 credit per document, and every call counts even with identical data). Generate ONE PDF from a template and your JSON data. Returns a hosted file URL (never file bytes) that expires after `expiration` minutes, plus the transaction reference and any anchors (page numbers for a table of contents). Look the template up with craftmypdf_list_templates / craftmypdf_get_template first. POST /create with export_type=json.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | object | yes | The JSON object that fills the template's {{placeholders}}, e.g. {"invoice_number":"INV38379","total_amount":82542.56}. The whole request must stay under about 3.8 MB. |
| expiration | integer | – | Minutes until the hosted file is deleted from CraftMyPDF's CDN, 1-10080 (default 60; the vendor default is 5). |
| image_resample_res | integer | – | Downsample images to this DPI to shrink the PDF: 72, 150, 300, 600 or 1200. |
| output_file | string | – | File name of the output (default output.pdf). |
| template_id | string | yes | CraftMyPDF template id, e.g. 05f77b2b18ad809a (from craftmypdf_list_templates). |
| version | string | – | Template version number (from craftmypdf_list_template_versions). Latest version when omitted. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
craftmypdf_create_pdf_from_templates Create one PDF from several templates ~221
WRITE: uses the CraftMyPDF account's own quota (credits; a successful generation is a billable transaction, typically 1 credit per document, and every call counts even with identical data). Generate ONE combined PDF from 2-10 templates, each with its own data (or the shared `data`). Costs credits for each template rendered. Returns a hosted file URL that expires after `expiration` minutes. Uses the latest template versions. POST /create-merge with export_type=json.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | object | – | Shared data for entries without their own. |
| expiration | integer | – | Minutes until the hosted file is deleted from CraftMyPDF's CDN, 1-10080 (default 60; the vendor default is 5). |
| output_file | string | – | File name of the output (default output.pdf). |
| paging | string | – | Page numbering across the templates: reset (default) restarts at each template, continuous carries on. |
| templates | array | yes | 2-10 entries, rendered in order. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
craftmypdf_get_account_info Get account info ~59
The CraftMyPDF account behind the API key: username, quota used (quota_counter) and quota total (quota_max), template count and limit, creation date. Check the quota before generating many documents. GET /get-account-info.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
craftmypdf_get_pdf_info Get PDF info ~70
Metadata of a PDF that CraftMyPDF downloads from a public https URL: page count, title, author, creator, producer, dates. May count against the account's rate limit. GET /get-pdf-info.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | Public https URL of a PDF file. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
craftmypdf_get_template Get template ~138
One template: its name and the sample JSON data it expects (the placeholders to fill when generating). The full layout body is only returned with include_body (it can be very large and is cut). GET /get-template.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| include_body | boolean | – | Also return the template layout JSON (default false; cut at 40000 characters). |
| template_id | string | yes | CraftMyPDF template id, e.g. 05f77b2b18ad809a (from craftmypdf_list_templates). |
| version | string | – | Template version number (from craftmypdf_list_template_versions). Latest version when omitted. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
craftmypdf_list_template_versions List template versions ~84
The saved versions of a template (version number, description, time, whether it is retained). Use a version number when generating to pin the layout. GET /list-template-versions.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| template_id | string | yes | CraftMyPDF template id, e.g. 05f77b2b18ad809a (from craftmypdf_list_templates). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
craftmypdf_list_templates List templates ~113
List the PDF/image templates of the account: template_id, name, status, group, created and updated time. The template_id is what the generation tools need. Read only; templates cannot be edited here. GET /list-templates.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| group_name | string | – | Only templates of this group. |
| limit | integer | – | Records to return, 1-300 (default 50). |
| offset | integer | – | Records to skip (default 0). Use next_offset from the previous reply. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
craftmypdf_list_transactions List transactions ~104
Recent generation transactions of the account, newest first: transaction_ref, type (PDFGEN, PDFPREVIEW, ...), execution time, credits used, time, file size and result status. Use it to see what was billed. GET /list-transactions.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Records to return, 1-300 (default 50). |
| offset | integer | – | Records to skip (default 0). Use next_offset from the previous reply. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
craftmypdf_merge_pdfs Merge PDFs by URL ~174
WRITE: uses the CraftMyPDF account's own quota (credits; a successful generation is a billable transaction, typically 1 credit per document, and every call counts even with identical data). Merge 2-10 existing PDFs, given as public https URLs, into ONE PDF. CraftMyPDF downloads the files from your URLs. Returns a hosted file URL that expires after `expiration` minutes. POST /merge-pdfs.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| expiration | integer | – | Minutes until the hosted file is deleted from CraftMyPDF's CDN, 1-10080 (default 60; the vendor default is 5). |
| output_file | string | – | File name of the output (default output.pdf). |
| urls | array | yes | 2-10 public https URLs of PDF files, merged in this order. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
craftmypdf_query_template_usage Query template usage ~126
Usage statistics (how many generations) of up to 20 templates within an optional date range. Dates are ISO 8601 UTC date-times such as 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z. GET /query-template-usage.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| end_date | string | – | End, ISO 8601 UTC. |
| start_date | string | – | Start, ISO 8601 UTC, e.g. 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z. |
| template_ids | array | yes | 1-20 template ids. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi server?
CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi is a hosted endpoint at https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/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 · craftmypdf.usefulapi.io
claude mcp add --transport http io-usefulapi-craftmypdf 'https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/mcp'
What is the CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi server?
CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi is listed in the public MCP registry as io.usefulapi/craftmypdf. Generate PDFs and images from CraftMyPDF templates; read templates, versions and usage. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://craftmypdf.usefulapi.io/mcp).
Is the CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi server safe to use?
CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi scores 64 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 CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi server expose?
CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi exposes 11 tools: craftmypdf_get_account_info, craftmypdf_list_transactions, craftmypdf_list_templates, craftmypdf_get_template, craftmypdf_list_template_versions, and 6 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,676 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi server require authentication?
Yes. CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.
Is the CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi server still maintained?
CraftMyPDF MCP by usefulapi is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 17 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.