pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection MCP server

by Nizoka·io.github.Nizoka/pdfnative-mcp·v1.8.0·2 stars

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PDF MCP server: PDF/A, PDF/X-4, PAdES (LTV), forms, 32 scripts, JPEG 2000, spot colours. 28 tools

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Safety score: 83/100; higher than 65% of 48,255 servers
GitHub stars: 2; more than 75% of 28,688 servers
Downloads a week: 266; more than 79% of 12,191 servers with a package

Release history: 3 versions in the registry since 2026-08-23, latest 2026-11-01, typically one every 38 days.

Install pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y pdfnative-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add pdfnative-mcp -- npx -y pdfnative-mcp

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From the pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

pdfnative-mcp

MCP server for PDF generation, PDF/A archival, PAdES signing with long-term validation, AcroForms, merge/split, encryption and layout preview — 28 tools on the pdfnative engine (zero-dependency, ISO 32000-1 compliant), for Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT and any Model Context Protocol client.

✨ Features

pdfnative-mcp exposes 28 production-grade tools to any MCP host:

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

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pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection: common questions

Is pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection MCP server safe?: Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection safety report
How do I install pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection need an API key?: Yes. The registry entry asks for PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN, PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH.
Is pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection maintained?: The last commit was 14 days ago (2026-10-20). The latest release is v1.8.0.
What can I use instead of pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection?: Servers from other publishers that do the same job: kordoc MCP server.
How does pdfnative MCP — PDF generation, PAdES signing & introspection compare with other MCP servers?: safety score 83/100 (higher than 65% of 48,255 servers); github stars 2 (more than 75% of 28,688 servers); downloads a week 266 (more than 79% of 12,191 servers with a package). Full comparison.

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Rating: —
Safety grade: B · 83/100
Stars: 2
Downloads/wk: 266
Price: Free
Licence: MIT
Transport: Local · npm
Version: 1.8.0
Category: Everything else
Last release: 2026-10-20

Credentials it needs

PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIRAbsolute path of a sandboxed directory where outputMode='file' may write PDFs. Unset: every tool returns base64 only (file output disabled).
PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_BASE_URLOptional public base URL of PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR when the operator serves it over HTTP (e.g. https://files.example.com/pdf/). File-mode results then carry url (base + sandbox-relative path, percent-encoded) and name it instead of the host path. Absolute http(s) URL, no credentials, query or fragment; requires PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR; invalid value refuses to start. Never requested by the server.
PDFNATIVE_MCP_CACHE_DIROpt-in content-addressed response cache directory (SHA-256 keyed, 1h TTL, 256 MiB LRU, plaintext at rest). Never caches encrypt/decrypt, sign, timestamp, add_ltv, update_metadata, encrypted builds or file output.
PDFNATIVE_MCP_FONT_DIROptional operator font sandbox: absolute path of a directory of .ttf / .otf files (at most 64, 16 MiB each), each parsed by the engine and registered at boot under the slug of its file name; tools name one with the font input (FONT_NOT_FOUND otherwise). An invalid directory or file refuses to start. Never a path from a tool argument.
PDFNATIVE_MCP_PORTServe Streamable HTTP on this loopback port instead of stdio (MCP 2026-07-28, stateless). Unauthenticated unless PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN is set.
PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKENsecretOpt-in bearer token for the HTTP transport (>= 16 chars, no whitespace). When set, /mcp requires 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' or answers 401. Never logged.
PDFNATIVE_MCP_MAX_INFLATE_BYTESPer-stream FlateDecode decompression cap in bytes (zip-bomb mitigation; default 104857600 = 100 MiB). Integer >= 1024; an invalid value refuses to start the server.
PDFNATIVE_MCP_CREATION_DATEISO 8601 instant with a time zone (e.g. 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z) pinned as the creation date of every generated document: reproducible bytes on any host. A call's own creationDate still wins. An invalid value refuses to start the server.
SOURCE_DATE_EPOCHreproducible-builds.org convention: integer seconds since the Unix epoch, used as the pinned creation date when PDFNATIVE_MCP_CREATION_DATE is unset. An invalid value refuses to start the server.
PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_URLhttp(s) URL of the RFC 3161 timestamp authority used by sign_pdf timestamp=true and timestamp_pdf (PAdES B-T / B-LTA). Unset: those calls fail with TSA_NOT_CONFIGURED and no network request is made. Tool arguments can never supply a URL.
PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTHsecretOptional Authorization header value sent to the TSA (e.g. 'Basic ...' or 'Bearer ...'). Never logged or echoed.
PDFNATIVE_MCP_REVOCATION'ocsp', 'crl' or 'ocsp,crl': enables online revocation collection for add_ltv mode='online' (PAdES B-LT). Unset: that mode fails with REVOCATION_NOT_CONFIGURED; mode='offline' stays fully offline. Requires PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_ALLOWED_HOSTS.
PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_ALLOWED_HOSTSComma-separated allow-list of OCSP / CRL responder hosts ('host', 'host:port' or '*.suffix'). Mandatory when PDFNATIVE_MCP_REVOCATION is set: responder URLs found in certificates are fetched only if the host matches (http(s) only, no credentials, no redirects, internal addresses rejected unless listed verbatim).
PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_MSPer-request timeout for TSA / OCSP / CRL calls in milliseconds, 1000-120000 (default 10000).

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