0xPdf MCP

Schema in → PDF in → JSON out for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients.

This stdio MCP server wraps the 0xPdf HTTP API (auth, billing, rate limits intact). Agents can parse invoices/forms into a JSON schema, generate schemas, and poll async jobs.

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Install

pip install oxpdf-mcp
# or
uvx oxpdf-mcp

Get an API key at 0xpdf.io/dashboard.

Cursor / Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "0xpdf": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["oxpdf-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PDF_PARSING_API_BASE_URL": "https://api.0xpdf.io",
        "PDF_PARSING_API_PREFIX": "api/v1",
        "PDF_PARSING_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "PDF_PARSING_ALLOWED_API_HOSTS": "api.0xpdf.io",
        "PDF_PARSING_REQUIRE_HTTPS": "true",
        "PDF_PARSING_ALLOWED_FILE_ROOTS": "/home/YOU/Downloads:/home/YOU/Documents",
        "PDF_PARSING_MCP_DISALLOW_FULL_RESPONSE_MODE": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or with pip:

"command": "oxpdf-mcp"

Tools (selected)

Tool	Purpose
parse_pdf_sync	Schema-first sync parse
parse_pdf_stream	Streaming parse (SSE)
submit_parse_job / wait_for_job_completion	Async jobs
list_schemas / create_schema	Saved schemas
generate_schema_from_description	AI schema generation (wallet debit)
get_pricing_current	Balance / pricing
health_check	Liveness

Full list and env vars: see source oxpdf_mcp/server.py and docs.

Env

Variable	Default	Notes
PDF_PARSING_API_KEY	—	Required for authenticated tools
PDF_PARSING_API_BASE_URL	https://api.0xpdf.io	Production API
PDF_PARSING_ALLOWED_API_HOSTS	—	Required in production (api.0xpdf.io)
PDF_PARSING_REQUIRE_HTTPS	false	Set true for production
PDF_PARSING_ALLOWED_FILE_ROOTS	CWD	Colon-separated absolute paths for pdf_path

SDKs (non-MCP)

• Python: oxpdf
• JS/TS: @0xpdf/client

License

MIT