PDF.co
PYPI · PDFCO-MCP
Official PDF.co MCP server: convert, merge, split, OCR, search and fill PDFs through the PDF.co API
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Last scanned (45 minutes ago)
Scores higher than 66% of PyPI servers
Category Documents and Files
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. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security100
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
- Runs hatchling.build at install time, a recognised build step with no custom scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
- 2 of 40 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency32
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- Licence could not be checked: the licence is shipped as a file inside the package, not declared as a standard (SPDX) licence identifier, so we cannot tell whether it is OSI-approved.Unverified
- Actively maintained (last published 14 days ago).Pass
- Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability56
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 13622 tokens (~358/item across 38 items; 38 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 Management47
- Stability observed for 14 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
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety75
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- 0 of 2 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "pdf_merge" implies "merge" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Fail
- An AI judge read all 38 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
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.
- 5 Nov 26 +16
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 4 Nov 26 0
- Provenance: unverified → fail ▼ security
- 3 Nov 26 +6
- Provenance: fail → unverified ▼ security
- Stability: unverified → 0.40 ▲ functional
- 31 Oct 26 −15
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- 30 Oct 26 +15
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 29 Oct 26 −15
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- 23 Oct 26 +15
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 22 Oct 26 48
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 5 Nov 2026 · Analysed pypi/pdfco-mcp@0.0.11
Provenance No attestation
The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.
| Result | No attestation |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | pypi |
| Reason | No attestation published |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Install scripts 1 script
| Hook | Tier | Command |
|---|---|---|
| build_backend | allowlisted | hatchling.build |
Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →
Dependencies 40 packages
| Packages resolved | 40 |
|---|---|
| Stale | 1 |
| No linked repository | 1 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
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 →
pdf_to_xlsx Pdf To Xlsx ~439
Convert PDF and scanned images to XLSX (Excel 2007+) format. Ref: https://developer.pdf.co/api/pdf-to-excel/xlsx.md
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| api_key | string | – | PDF.co API key. If not provided, will use X_API_KEY environment variable. (Optional) |
| expiration | – | – | Lifetime of the output link in minutes; the output file is deleted afterwards. API default is 60; the maximum depends on the plan. (Optional) |
| httppassword | string | – | HTTP auth password if required to access source url. (Optional) |
| httpusername | string | – | HTTP auth user name if required to access source url. (Optional) |
| lang | string | – | Language for OCR for scanned documents. Default is 'eng'. See PDF.co docs for supported languages. (Optional, Default: 'eng') |
| line_grouping | string | – | Enables line grouping within table cells when set to '1'. (Optional) |
| name | string | – | File name for the generated output. (Optional) |
| pages | string | – | Comma-separated page indices (e.g., '0, 1, 2-' or '1, 3-7'). Use '!' for inverted page numbers (e.g., '!0' for last page). Processes all pages if None. (Optional) |
| password | string | – | Password of the PDF file. (Optional) |
| profiles | string | – | Extra engine options for this endpoint as a JSON object encoded in a string. The options differ per endpoint; see https://developer.pdf.co/api/profiles. (Optional) |
| rect | string | – | Defines coordinates for extraction (e.g., '51.8,114.8,235.5,204.0'). (Optional) |
| unwrap | boolean | – | Unwrap lines into a single line within table cells when lineGrouping is enabled. Must be true or false. (Optional) |
| url | string | yes | URL to the source file. Supports publicly accessible links including Google Drive, Dropbox, PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. Use 'upload_file' tool to upload local files. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content | – | yes | – |
| credits_remaining | – | – | – |
| credits_used | – | – | – |
| status | string | yes | – |
| tips | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
pdf_to_xml Pdf To Xml ~429
Convert PDF and scanned images to XML format. Ref: https://developer.pdf.co/api/pdf-to-xml.md
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| api_key | string | – | PDF.co API key. If not provided, will use X_API_KEY environment variable. (Optional) |
| expiration | – | – | Lifetime of the output link in minutes; the output file is deleted afterwards. API default is 60; the maximum depends on the plan. (Optional) |
| httppassword | string | – | HTTP auth password if required to access source url. (Optional) |
| httpusername | string | – | HTTP auth user name if required to access source url. (Optional) |
| lang | string | – | Language for OCR for scanned documents. Default is 'eng'. See PDF.co docs for supported languages. (Optional, Default: 'eng') |
| line_grouping | string | – | Enables line grouping within table cells when set to '1'. (Optional) |
| name | string | – | File name for the generated output. (Optional) |
| pages | string | – | Comma-separated page indices (e.g., '0, 1, 2-' or '1, 3-7'). Use '!' for inverted page numbers (e.g., '!0' for last page). Processes all pages if None. (Optional) |
| password | string | – | Password of the PDF file. (Optional) |
| profiles | string | – | Extra engine options for this endpoint as a JSON object encoded in a string. The options differ per endpoint; see https://developer.pdf.co/api/profiles. (Optional) |
| rect | string | – | Defines coordinates for extraction (e.g., '51.8,114.8,235.5,204.0'). (Optional) |
| unwrap | boolean | – | Unwrap lines into a single line within table cells when lineGrouping is enabled. Must be true or false. (Optional) |
| url | string | yes | URL to the source file. Supports publicly accessible links including Google Drive, Dropbox, PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. Use 'upload_file' tool to upload local files. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content | – | yes | – |
| credits_remaining | – | – | – |
| credits_used | – | – | – |
| status | string | yes | – |
| tips | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
read_pdf_forms_info Read Pdf Forms Info ~236
Extracts information about fillable PDF fields from an input PDF file. Ref: https://developer.pdf.co/api/forms/info-reader.md
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| api_key | string | – | PDF.co API key. If not provided, will use X_API_KEY environment variable. (Optional) |
| expiration | – | – | Lifetime of the output link in minutes; the output file is deleted afterwards. API default is 60; the maximum depends on the plan. (Optional) |
| httppassword | string | – | HTTP auth password if required to access source url. (Optional) |
| httpusername | string | – | HTTP auth user name if required to access source url. (Optional) |
| password | string | – | Password of PDF file. (Optional) |
| profiles | string | – | Extra engine options for this endpoint as a JSON object encoded in a string. The options differ per endpoint; see https://developer.pdf.co/api/profiles. (Optional) |
| url | string | yes | URL to the source PDF file. Supports publicly accessible links including Google Drive, Dropbox, PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. Use 'upload_file' tool to upload local files. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content | – | yes | – |
| credits_remaining | – | – | – |
| credits_used | – | – | – |
| status | string | yes | – |
| tips | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
upload_file Upload File ~60
Upload a file to the PDF.co API
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| api_key | string | – | PDF.co API key. If not provided, will use X_API_KEY environment variable. (Optional) |
| file_path | string | yes | The absolute path to the file to upload |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content | – | yes | – |
| credits_remaining | – | – | – |
| credits_used | – | – | – |
| status | string | yes | – |
| tips | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
wait_job_completion Wait Job Completion ~97
Wait for a job to complete
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| api_key | string | – | PDF.co API key. If not provided, will use X_API_KEY environment variable. (Optional) |
| interval | integer | – | The interval to check the status of the job (seconds) |
| job_id | string | yes | The ID of the job to get the status of |
| timeout | integer | – | The timeout to wait for the job to complete (seconds) |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content | – | yes | – |
| credits_remaining | – | – | – |
| credits_used | – | – | – |
| status | string | yes | – |
| tips | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
webpage_to_pdf Webpage To Pdf ~692
Convert external webpage URL to PDF. Ref: https://developer.pdf.co/api/pdf-from-url.md The header and footer parameters can contain valid HTML markup with the following classes used to inject printing values into them: - date: formatted print date - title: document title - url: document location - pageNumber: current page number - totalPages: total pages in the document - img: tag is supported in both the header and footer parameter, provided that the src attribute is specified as a base64-encoded string. For example, the following markup will generate Page N of NN page numbering: ```html <span style='font-size:10px'>Page <span class='pageNumber'></span> of <span class='totalPages'></span>.</span>
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoNotWaitFullLoad | boolean | – | false by default. Set to true to skip waiting for full load (like full video load etc. that may affect the total conversion time). (Optional) |
| api_key | string | – | PDF.co API key. If not provided, will use X_API_KEY environment variable. (Optional) |
| expiration | – | – | Lifetime of the output link in minutes; the output file is deleted afterwards. API default is 60; the maximum depends on the plan. (Optional) |
| footer | string | – | User definable HTML for the footer to be applied on every page footer. (Optional) |
| header | string | – | User definable HTML for the header to be applied on every page header. (Optional) |
| httppassword | string | – | HTTP auth password if required to access source url. (Optional) |
| httpusername | string | – | HTTP auth user name if required to access source url. (Optional) |
| margins | string | – | Set to CSS style margins like 10px, 5mm, 5in for all sides or 5px 5px 5px 5px (the order of margins is top, right, bottom, left). (Optional) |
| mediaType | string | – | Uses print by default. Set to screen to convert HTML as it appears in a browser or print to convert as it appears for printing or none to set none as mediaType for CSS styles. (Optional) |
| name | string | – | File name for the generated output. (Optional) |
| orientation | string | – | Set to Portrait or Landscape. Portrait is set by default. (Optional) |
| paperSize | string | – | A4 is set by default. Can be Letter, Legal, Tabloid, Ledger, A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 or a custom size. Custom size can be set in px (pixels), mm or in (inches) with width and height separated by s… |
| printBackground | boolean | – | true by default. Set to false to disable printing of background. (Optional) |
| profiles | string | – | Extra engine options for this endpoint as a JSON object encoded in a string. The options differ per endpoint; see https://developer.pdf.co/api/profiles. (Optional) |
| url | string | yes | URL to the source file (external webpage URL). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content | – | yes | – |
| credits_remaining | – | – | – |
| credits_used | – | – | – |
| status | string | yes | – |
| tips | – | – | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the PDF.co MCP server?
PDF.co runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx pdfco-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
pypi · pdfco-mcp
claude mcp add pdfdotco-pdfco-mcp -- uvx pdfco-mcp
What is the PDF.co MCP server?
PDF.co is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.pdfdotco/pdfco-mcp. Official PDF.co MCP server: convert, merge, split, OCR, search and fill PDFs through the PDF.co API. This page covers its PyPI package (pdfco-mcp).
Is the PDF.co MCP server safe to use?
PDF.co scores 70 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. 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 PDF.co MCP server expose?
PDF.co exposes 38 tools: pdf_to_json, pdf_to_csv, pdf_to_text, pdf_to_xls, pdf_to_xlsx, and 33 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 13,622 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the PDF.co MCP server still maintained?
PDF.co is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.