MCP Document Converter vs MinerU Open MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Document Converter and MinerU Open MCP 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?

Choose MCP Document Converter when:

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

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Choose MinerU Open MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools 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	MCP Document Converter Developer Tools	MinerU Open MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Convert PDF, DOCX, HTML, Markdown, and Text for AI assistant context injection.	Parse PDFs, images, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, html into Markdown using MinerU API.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "mcp-document-converter": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-document-converter"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mineru-open-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mineru-open-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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