Markitdown vs 0xpdf MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Markitdown and 0xpdf 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 Markitdown when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: convert_to_markdown.

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Choose 0xpdf MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: parse_pdf_sync, parse_pdf_stream, submit_parse_job.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Markitdown microsoft File Systems	0xpdf MCP risha-max File Systems
Summary	MCP tool access to MarkItDown -- a library that converts many file formats (local or remote) to Markdown for LLM consumption.	Schema-first PDF→JSON MCP for AI agents (0xPdf API). Define a JSON schema, parse invoices/forms (OCR optional), manage schemas, and poll async jobs. uvx oxpdf-mcp · docs · playground
Category & Scope	File Systems

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": {
    "microsoft-markitdown": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "markitdown-ocr"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "risha-max-0xpdf-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "oxpdf-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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