# DicePDF (npm · @dicepdf/mcp)

Local-first PDF tools for AI agents: merge, split, extract, render, compress. Files stay on-device.

- Trust score: 59/100 (low)
- Change this week: +22
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@dicepdf/mcp`: 59/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf/dicepdf-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf/dicepdf-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@dicepdf/mcp`
- Version: `0.1.0`
- 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**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (115 of 119), 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 (115 of 119), 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 66 days ago).
  - Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 60/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 701 tokens (~63/item across 11 items; 11 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**: 81/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 44% 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 ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf -- npx -y @dicepdf/mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf -- npx -y @dicepdf/mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@dicepdf/mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf --command npx --arg -y --arg @dicepdf/mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@dicepdf/mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dicepdf/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.

### 2026-08-03 (score 59, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-08-02 (score 55, +39)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → fair
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 16, +2)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-31 (score 14, −23)

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

### 2026-07-27 (score 37)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (11)

### `pdf_extract_text` (~74 tokens)

Extract text from a PDF (local, private)

Extract text from a local PDF as plain text, Markdown, or JSON. The file is read from disk and never uploaded.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): Output format (default: text)
- `input` (string, required): Path to the input PDF
- `output` (string): Optional path to write the extracted text to

### `pdf_merge` (~51 tokens)

Merge PDFs (local, private)

Merge multiple local PDFs into one, in the given order. Files stay on disk.

Input parameters:

- `inputs` (array, required): Input PDF paths, in order
- `output` (string, required): Path to write the merged PDF

### `pdf_split` (~96 tokens)

Split a PDF (local, private)

Split a local PDF by page ranges, specific pages, or into every page. Outputs are written to a directory.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): Path to the input PDF
- `mode` (string, required)
- `outputDir` (string, required): Directory to write the parts into
- `pages` (array): 1-based page numbers for mode "pages"
- `ranges` (array): Inclusive 1-based ranges for mode "ranges"

### `pdf_rotate` (~69 tokens)

Rotate PDF pages (local, private)

Rotate all (or selected) pages of a local PDF by 90/180/270°.

Input parameters:

- `angle` (number, required): Rotation in degrees
- `input` (string, required)
- `output` (string, required)
- `pages` (array): 1-based page numbers; omit to rotate all

### `pdf_delete_pages` (~48 tokens)

Delete PDF pages (local, private)

Remove the given 1-based pages from a local PDF.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required)
- `output` (string, required)
- `pages` (array, required): 1-based pages to remove

### `pdf_compress` (~71 tokens)

Compress a PDF (local, private)

Compress a local PDF. Default mode is structural (lossless, keeps text); set aggressive to rasterize pages for much smaller scan-heavy files.

Input parameters:

- `aggressive` (boolean): Rasterize pages to shrink image-heavy PDFs (drops selectable text)
- `input` (string, required)
- `output` (string, required)

### `pdf_to_image` (~90 tokens)

Render PDF pages to images (local, private)

Rasterize a local PDF to PNG or JPEG images, one file per page, written to a directory.

Input parameters:

- `dpi` (number): Dots per inch (default 150)
- `format` (string)
- `input` (string, required)
- `outputDir` (string, required): Directory to write the images into
- `pages` (array): 1-based page numbers; omit to render all

### `pdf_strip_metadata` (~57 tokens)

Strip PDF metadata (local, private)

Remove Title/Author/Producer/XMP and the document ID from a local PDF.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required)
- `keepId` (boolean): Keep the trailer /ID instead of clearing it
- `output` (string, required)

### `pdf_watermark` (~64 tokens)

Watermark a PDF (local, private)

Stamp a text watermark across every page of a local PDF.

Input parameters:

- `fontSize` (number)
- `input` (string, required)
- `opacity` (number)
- `output` (string, required)
- `position` (string)
- `text` (string, required)

### `pdf_add_page_numbers` (~49 tokens)

Add page numbers (local, private)

Stamp page numbers onto every page of a local PDF.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string)
- `input` (string, required)
- `output` (string, required)
- `position` (string)

### `pdf_metadata` (~32 tokens)

Inspect a PDF (local, private)

Report page count, AcroForm presence, and signature flag for a local PDF.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf/dicepdf-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 59
- 2026-08-02: 55
- 2026-08-01: 16
- 2026-07-31: 14
- 2026-07-30: 37
- 2026-07-28: 37
- 2026-07-27: 37

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dicepdf/mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@dicepdf/mcp
- Website: https://dicepdf.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf/dicepdf-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf/dicepdf-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ishan-maheshwari-dicepdf/dicepdf-mcp