Lintlab PDF To Markdown vs IWE

In-depth architectural comparison of the Lintlab PDF To Markdown and IWE MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Lintlab PDF To Markdown when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose IWE when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	L Lintlab PDF To Markdown Knowledge & Memory	IWE Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Convert PDF URLs to clean Markdown and text for RAG and LLM input. Pay per PDF on Apify.	Markdown knowledge base as agent memory. Runs against the notes directory it is started in.
Category & Scope	Knowledge & Memory	Knowledge & Memory
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lintlab-pdf-to-markdown": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "lintlab-pdf-to-markdown"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iwe": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@iwe-org/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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