# PDF MCP documentation

> Generate, read, and work with PDFs through the PDF MCP server and REST API.

[Complete documentation as Markdown](https://pdf-mcp.io/llms-full.txt)

## Getting started

- [Getting started](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/getting-started.md): Connect an AI client or use the REST API to create, read, and edit PDFs with pdf-mcp.
- [Authentication](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/authentication.md): Use API keys for REST requests or OAuth for remote MCP clients
- [Quick start](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/quick-start.md): Create an API key and generate your first PDF with curl, Python, or Node.js.
- [Workspaces](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/workspaces.md): Share templates and credits while keeping members' files private
- [Storage modes](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/storage-modes.md): Choose how pdf-mcp stores and returns PDFs through the REST API and MCP server

## MCP clients

- [MCP server](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/mcp-server.md): Connect your AI client to pdf-mcp, sign in with OAuth, and create, read, or edit PDFs.
- [Claude](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/mcp-client-claude.md): Connect Claude on the web or desktop to pdf-mcp with a remote connector and OAuth sign-in.
- [ChatGPT](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/mcp-client-chatgpt.md): Connect ChatGPT to pdf-mcp through developer mode and authorize PDF tools with OAuth.
- [Cursor](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/mcp-client-cursor.md): Add pdf-mcp to Cursor with one click, sign in with OAuth, and create your first PDF.
- [VS Code](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/mcp-client-vscode.md): Add pdf-mcp to VS Code with one click and use its PDF tools in Copilot agent chat.
- [Claude Code](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/mcp-client-claude-code.md): Connect Claude Code to the hosted pdf-mcp server with one command and OAuth authentication.
- [Codex](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/mcp-client-codex.md): Add pdf-mcp to Codex, authenticate with OAuth, and use PDF tools from your coding session.

## Integrations

- [n8n integration](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/integration-n8n.md): Call pdf-mcp from an n8n workflow with an HTTP Request node
- [Zapier integration](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/integration-zapier.md): Call pdf-mcp from a Zap with Webhooks by Zapier
- [Make integration](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/integration-make.md): Call pdf-mcp from a Make scenario with an HTTP module

## API reference

- [API reference](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-reference.md): Request and response details for pdf-mcp PDF endpoints
- [HTML to PDF](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-html-to-pdf.md): Request and response details for converting HTML to PDF with /htmlToPdf
- [Text to PDF](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-text-to-pdf.md): Request and response details for converting plain text to PDF with /textToPdf
- [Image to PDF](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-image-to-pdf.md): Request and response details for converting images to PDF with /imageToPdf
- [Extract text](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-extract-text.md): Request and response details for extracting text with /extractText
- [PDF to image](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-pdf-to-image.md): Request and response details for converting PDF pages to images with /pdfToImage
- [Extract pages](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-extract-pages.md): Request and response details for selecting or rearranging PDF pages with /extractPages
- [Merge PDFs](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-merge-pdfs.md): Request and response details for combining PDFs with /mergePdfs
- [Page count](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-page-count.md): Request and response details for counting PDF pages with /pageCount
- [Grep PDF](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-grep-pdf.md): Request and response details for searching PDFs with /grepPdf
- [Files API](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/api-files.md): List, search, retrieve, download, and delete stored PDFs

## Resources

- [CSS print styling](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/css-print-styling.md): CSS rules for PDF page size, breaks, headers, footers, counters, and print layout
- [Print styling guide](https://pdf-mcp.io/docs/print-styling.md): HTML and CSS patterns for predictable PDF layout and rendering

## Agent references

- [PDF MCP API skill](https://pdf-mcp.io/raw/SKILL.md)
- [CSS print styling reference](https://pdf-mcp.io/raw/PRINT.md)