PDFTools MCP server
not respondingExtract text and tables from PDFs, merge documents, and get metadata.
F22/100grade F
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Blocked at the gateway.Blocked at the gateway. A critical finding or a dead endpoint.
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-11-04 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 high1 low
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote unreachable: HTTP 5020/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityAPI key sent as a header8/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Findings (2)
- highRemote endpoint did not respond
reliability.unreachableHTTP 502
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Overall 22/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How PDFTools compares
Against every graded Scraping and browsing MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 22/100
- higher than 2% of 867 Scraping and browsing servers
- Uptime
- 0%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote Scraping and browsing server answers 100%
Install PDFTools in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http pdf-tools https://pdf.rjctdlabs.xyz/sse
PDFTools: common questions
- Is PDFTools MCP server safe?
- No: it is graded F and blocked at the gateway (22/100). Read the PDFTools safety report
- How do I install PDFTools?
- It runs remotely at pdf.rjctdlabs.xyz. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does PDFTools need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
X-API-Key. - Is PDFTools maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is PDFTools up?
- 0% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of PDFTools?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Mistral MCP server, Rendex: Rendering API for Images, PDFs & Content Extraction MCP server and Design System Extractor MCP server.
- How does PDFTools compare with other Scraping and browsing MCP servers?
- safety score 22/100 (higher than 2% of 867 Scraping and browsing servers); uptime 0% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Scraping and browsing server answers 100%). Full comparison.
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