MinerU Open MCP vs PasteHTML

In-depth architectural comparison of the MinerU Open MCP and PasteHTML 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 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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Choose PasteHTML when:

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

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MinerU Open MCP Developer Tools	PasteHTML Developer Tools
Summary	Parse PDFs, images, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, html into Markdown using MinerU API.	Publish, update, and organize HTML and Markdown pastes on PasteHTML as the authorized user.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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": {
    "mineru-open-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mineru-open-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pastehtml": {
      "url": "https://pastehtml.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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