oxidize-pdf MCP Server

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MCP server for PDF generation, parsing, splitting, merging, and manipulation via oxidize-pdf

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oxidize-pdf MCP Server tools (13, 2 write)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

add_pdf_content
Append text or a new page to an open create_pdf session (step 2 of 3).
analyze_pdf
Inspect a PDF's structural health or conformance (does not read content).
annotate_pdf
Stamp a sticky note or highlight onto a page of an existing PDF.
convert_pdf
Convert a whole PDF into a text representation for downstream LLM use.
create_pdfwrite action
Open an in-memory PDF building session; the first step of authoring a PDF.
extract_entities
Extract every text run of a PDF together with its layout geometry.
extract_text
Extract the raw, unformatted text of a PDF as a single string.
get_fonts
List available built-in PDF fonts.
manage_formswrite action
Create, fill, read or validate PDF form fields.
manipulate_pdf
Restructure the pages of existing PDF file(s) and write a new PDF.
read_pdf
Read a single PDF's document-level metadata without parsing its content.
save_pdf
Render an open create_pdf session to a PDF file (step 3 of 3, terminal).
secure_pdf
Encrypt a PDF, report its encryption status, or verify its signatures.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-11-03 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan31 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 1 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 92/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

How oxidize-pdf MCP Server compares

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 92/100; higher than 95% of 48,255 servers
Tools: 13; the typical server has 7
Tools that change things: 15%; typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
GitHub stars: 6; more than 85% of 28,688 servers
Downloads a week: 1,040; more than 95% of 12,191 servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 9 read · 3 create · 1 change

Release history: 5 versions in the registry since 2026-08-14, latest 2026-10-25, typically one every 17 days.

Install oxidize-pdf MCP Server in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add oxidize-pdf-mcp -- uvx oxidize-pdf

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What the publisher says

From the oxidize-pdf MCP Server repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

oxidize-pdf

Rust-powered PDF library for Python. Generate, parse, split, merge, and manipulate PDFs with native performance. Ships with a built-in MCP server so AI agents can work with PDFs out of the box.

No C dependencies. No Java. No subprocess calls.

Installation

pip install oxidize-pdf            # Core library
pip install "oxidize-pdf[mcp]"     # + MCP server for AI agents

Platforms: Linux (x8664, aarch64) | macOS (x8664, Apple Silicon) | Windows (x8664) Requires:** Python 3.10+

Why oxidize-pdf?

MCP Server

Give your AI agent full PDF capabilities in one line:

oxidize-mcp

The built-in Model Context Protocol server exposes 12 tools, 6 resources, and 5 prompts — compatible with Claude, GPT, and any MCP client.

Claude Desktop integration

Add to your claudedesktopconfig.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oxidize-pdf": {
      "command": "oxidize-mcp",
      "env": {
        "OXIDIZE_WORKSPACE": "/path/to/your/pdfs"
      }
    }
  }
}

GitHub Copilot (VS Code) integration

Copilot's agent mode speaks MCP. Add .vscode/mcp.json to your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "oxidize-pdf": {
      "command": "oxidize-mcp",
      "env": {
        "OXIDIZE_WORKSPACE": "/path/to/your/pdfs"
      }
    }
  }
}

Open the Chat view, switch to Agent mode, and the 12 PDF tools appear in the tool picker. (The same block also works under the mcp.servers key in your user settings.json if you prefer a global install.)

OpenAI Agents SDK integration

The OpenAI Agents SDK spawns the server over stdio and exposes its tools to an agent:

from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStdio

async with MCPServerStdio(
    params={"command": "oxidize-mcp", "env": {"OXIDIZE_WORKSPACE": "/path/to/your/pdfs"}},
    cache_tools_list=True,
) as server:
    agent = Agent(
        name="PDF assistant",
        instructions="Use the oxidize-pdf tools to inspect and manipulate PDFs.",
        mcp_servers=[server],
    )
    result = await Runner.run(agent, "How many pages does report.pdf have?")
    print(result.final_output)

A runnable version is in examples/openaiagentsquickstart.py.

Both integrations run the server locally over stdio, so its tools operate

on PDFs in the configured workspace directory. Remote/hosted use (e.g. the

OpenAI Responses API hosted MCP tool) needs an HTTP transport and is not yet

exposed.

Available tools

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

oxidize-pdf MCP Server: common questions

Is oxidize-pdf MCP Server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the oxidize-pdf MCP Server safety report
How do I install oxidize-pdf MCP Server?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does oxidize-pdf MCP Server need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is oxidize-pdf MCP Server maintained?: The last commit was 2 days ago (2026-11-02). The latest release is v0.23.0.
How does oxidize-pdf MCP Server compare with other MCP servers?: safety score 92/100 (higher than 95% of 48,255 servers); tools 13 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 15% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.