What is the main functional difference between Skill of Skills and SmartPDF?

Skill of Skills is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. SmartPDF belongs to Developer Tools and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Skill of Skills for developer tools work and SmartPDF for developer tools.

How do I install Skill of Skills or SmartPDF in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf?

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. SmartPDF has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.

Are Skill of Skills and SmartPDF free to use, or do they require API keys?

Skill of Skills is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. SmartPDF has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Can I run both Skill of Skills and SmartPDF at the same time in my AI client?

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add skill-of-skills and smartpdf as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

Which MCP server has higher directory engagement and quality ratings?

On AllMCPs, Skill of Skills has a quality signal of 51/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 64 GitHub stars. SmartPDF has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.

Skill of Skills vs SmartPDF — MCP Server Comparison

Skill of Skills vs SmartPDF — MCP Server Comparison | AllMCPs

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

Spec	Skill of Skills	S SmartPDF
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal	51/100 · Good	53/100 · Good
Install command	Confirmed	Not confirmed yet
Transport	Local subprocess (stdio)	—
Auth	No auth required	API key required
Pricing	Free	Not declared
Required env vars	None listed	`SMARTPDF_API_KEY`
Verified owner	Community listing	Community listing
GitHub stars	64	0
Directory activity	3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes	0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools	Not listed	48
Full listing	View Skill of Skills	View SmartPDF

Tools & capabilities

Skill of Skills tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

SmartPDF tools 48

pdf_to_wordКонвертирует PDF в редактируемый Word-документ (.docx). file_url: публичный URL PDF-файла. ocr: скан без текста — распознать текст (русский и английский); до 100 страниц, цена — как у ocr_pdf.
word_to_pdfКонвертирует Word-документ (.doc/.docx) в PDF. file_url: публичный URL Word-файла.
merge_pdfsОбъединяет несколько PDF в один. Порядок файлов = порядок страниц. file_urls: список публичных URL PDF-файлов (минимум 2).
compress_pdfСжимает PDF-файл. file_url: публичный URL PDF-файла. level: low | medium (по умолчанию) | high.
sign_pdfДобавляет визуальную текстовую подпись на страницу PDF. file_url: публичный URL PDF-файла. signature_text: текст подписи. page: номер страницы (с 1). x, y: координаты (0.0–1.0). width, height: размер блока (0.0–1.0).
jpg_to_pdfКонвертирует изображения (JPEG, PNG) в PDF. Каждое изображение — страница. file_urls: список публичных URL изображений.
pptx_to_pdfКонвертирует презентацию PowerPoint (.pptx/.ppt) в PDF. file_url: публичный URL PPTX-файла.
xlsx_to_pdfКонвертирует таблицу Excel (.xlsx/.xls) в PDF. file_url: публичный URL XLSX-файла.
html_to_pdfКонвертирует HTML-файл в PDF. file_url: публичный URL HTML-файла. page_size: A4 (по умолчанию) | A3 | Letter. orientation: portrait (по умолчанию) | landscape.
pdf_to_jpgКонвертирует страницы PDF в JPEG. Результат — ZIP-архив (page-1.jpg, page-2.jpg...). file_url: публичный URL PDF-файла. dpi: 72 | 150 (по умолчанию) | 300.
pdf_to_pptxКонвертирует PDF в PowerPoint (.pptx). Каждая страница — отдельный слайд. file_url: публичный URL PDF-файла.
pdf_to_excelИзвлекает таблицы из PDF и сохраняет в Excel (.xlsx). file_url: публичный URL PDF-файла. layout: per-table (по умолчанию) | single-sheet.
+36 more on the listing page

Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

Skill of Skills

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skill-of-skills": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pm-claude-skills"
      ]
    }
  }
}

SmartPDF

No confirmed install command for SmartPDF yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.

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What is the main functional difference between Skill of Skills and SmartPDF?

How do I install Skill of Skills or SmartPDF in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf?

Are Skill of Skills and SmartPDF free to use, or do they require API keys?

Can I run both Skill of Skills and SmartPDF at the same time in my AI client?

Which MCP server has higher directory engagement and quality ratings?

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