Shuck Convert vs MinerU Open MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Shuck Convert 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 Shuck Convert 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).
• Primary tools included: doc_to_markdown, markdown_to_docx.

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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).

Explore MinerU Open MCP Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Shuck Convert Developer Tools	MinerU Open MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Convert between document formats — DOCX/PDF to Markdown, Markdown to DOCX.	Parse PDFs, images, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, html into Markdown using MinerU API.
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": {
    "shuck-convert": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "shuck-convert"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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