PDF native MCP server: generate, validate, sign PAdES, embed, extract. AI-powered.
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Documentation Overview
pdfnative-mcp
MCP server for PDF generation, PDF/A archival, PDF/X-4 print exchange, fine typography, PAdES signing with long-term validation, AcroForms, merge/split, encryption and layout preview — 28 tools and 7 prompts on the pdfnative engine (zero-dependency, ISO 32000-1 compliant), for Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT and any Model Context Protocol client.
✨ Features
pdfnative-mcp exposes 28 production-grade tools to any MCP host:
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
generate_basic_pdf | Multi-page documents from 13 block kinds — heading, paragraph, list, table, image (JPEG/PNG), link, toc (printed table of contents), barcode, svg, formField, chart, pageBreak, spacer — every DocumentBlock the engine offers. Embedded newlines auto-split into paragraphs. Optional pdfA, pdfx (new in v1.7.0), print, metadata, embedFonts, watermark, outline, layout options (pageSize, margins, headerTemplate / footerTemplate, compress, debug, encrypt), typography (new in v1.7.0) and CMYK colours (new in v1.7.0). |
inspect_layout (new in v1.6.0) | Read-only pagination dry run of the same blocks (+ title, footerText, pdfA, normalize, embedFonts, pageSize, margins, headerTemplate, footerTemplate, typography): page count and where every block lands, no PDF produced. |
add_barcode | QR Code, Code 128, EAN-13, Data Matrix, PDF417 — embedded in a single-page PDF. |
add_international_text | 27 Unicode scripts — Lao, Tai Tham, New Tai Lue, Tai Le and Cham (new in v1.7.0) — plus Latin, math and COLRv1 colour emoji (flag / ZWJ sequences, skin-tone modifiers), with BiDi & OpenType shaping; multi-lang per document. |
add_table | Tabular reports with smart fields (wrap, repeatHeader, zebra, caption, minRowHeight, cellPadding). |
add_form | Create a new interactive AcroForm PDF with text fields, text areas, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns, list boxes (+ placeholder hint text). |
read_form_fields | Read-only enumeration of an existing AcroForm's field tree (names, types, values, widgets). |
fill_form | Fill and/or flatten an existing AcroForm (non-destructive incremental update). |
add_chart | Native vector charts v2 — bar / barH / stackedBar / stackedBarH / line / area / scatter / pie / donut, secondary axis, log & time scales, data labels (pure PDF path operators, PDF/A-safe). |
embed_image | Embed a JPEG or PNG image (base64) into a titled PDF document (align, alt text for tagged output). |
prepare_signature_placeholder | Optional step 1 of the sign workflow — create a PDF with a /Sig placeholder (signer metadata, subFilter, reserveTimestamp baked in). |
sign_pdf | PAdES B-B / B-T CMS signature (RSA-SHA256/384/512, ECDSA-SHA256 P-256; profile: 'pades', timestamp, certChainDerBase64, multiple signatures, pinnable signingTime). Auto-injects a placeholder when needed. |
add_ltv (new in v1.6.0) | PAdES B-LT — embed a /DSS with certificates + OCSP/CRL material (operator-configured provider, or caller-supplied offline material). |
timestamp_pdf (new in v1.6.0) | PAdES B-LTA — append an RFC 3161 /DocTimeStamp from the operator-configured TSA; re-run to extend the archival chain. |
verify_pdf | Verify every PAdES signature and document timestamp (integrity + signature value + optional chain trust; a /DocTimeStamp counts in allValid like any signature); ltv: true reports the B-B…B-LTA level. |
validate_pdf | Validate a Tagged PDF for PDF/UA (ISO 14289-1) structural conformance, or with standard: 'pdf-x-4' (new in v1.7.0) the structural prerequisites of PDF/X-4 (ISO 15930-7) — read-only, not a certified preflight. |
add_attachment | Generate a PDF/A-3 document with embedded files (Factur-X / ZUGFeRD invoices). |
extract_attachments | Read-only extraction of embedded files (Factur-X / ZUGFeRD XML round-trip) with byte-for-byte payloads. |
extract_text | Unicode text extraction (resolves /ToUnicode) with optional positioned runs; opens encrypted PDFs via password. |
inspect_pdf | Read-only inspection: PDF version, page count, encryption (+ precise encryptionInfo), PDF/A claim, PDF/X claim (pdfX, new in v1.7.0), signatures (+ inventory, /DSS, document timestamps), page boxes, /Trapped, attachments, placeholder state, annotations: true inventory of existing page annotations. |
update_metadata (new in v1.6.0) | Rewrite /Info title / author / subject / keywords (+ XMP, dates included) of an existing PDF as an incremental update; pin modDate for reproducible bytes. |
encrypt_pdf | Re-secure a PDF with AES-128 / AES-256 (owner/user passwords, permissions, password rotation). |
decrypt_pdf | Emit an unencrypted copy of an RC4 / AES-128 / AES-256 document. |
merge_pdfs | Concatenate 2–50 PDFs into one via pdfnative's page-tree API (page boxes preserved). |
split_pdf | Split one PDF into one document per page range (multi-output). |
extract_pages | Pull an arbitrary page subset into a single PDF. |
annotate_pdf | Add markup annotations (highlight, note, square/circle, line, freetext) as a visual overlay — not a redaction. |
draft_governance_issue | Draft a governance-compliant GitHub issue locally for human review; never submits, no network. |
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