Wakelog vs PDF Reader MCP
A side-by-side look at the Wakelog and PDF Reader MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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WakelogDeveloper Tools · Remote HTTP/SSEFree API-first hosted changelog with a remote MCP server at https://wakelog.wakelog.workers.dev/mcp — agents can create an account (signup tool, no email/CAPTCHA) and create, list, and lint changelog entries natively.68GreatAuth: api key requiredVerdict: choose Wakelog for developer tools work over a hosted endpoint; choose PDF Reader MCP for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
WChoose Wakelog when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You want tools like
signup, list_projects, create_project.
Choose PDF Reader MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
inspect, outline, read.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | W Wakelog | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 68/100 · Great | 69/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing |
Tools & capabilities
Wakelog tools 6
signupCreate a free Wakelog account (no email, no CAPTCHA — agents welcome). Returns an api_token: configure it as `Authorization: Bearer <api_token>` on this MCP server to use the authenticated tools, and STORE the one-time recovery_key. Max 5 signups/hour per network.list_projectsList the changelog projects owned by the authenticated account. Requires auth.create_projectCreate a changelog project. Its public page will be at https://wakelog.wakelog.workers.dev/p/<slug> with RSS/JSON feeds, an embeddable widget, and a README badge. Requires auth.create_postPublish a changelog entry (or save a draft / schedule it). This is the core action: what you shipped, in markdown. Requires auth. Max 60 posts/hour.list_postsList the published entries of any public Wakelog project (newest first, up to 50). No auth needed.lint_changelogGrade a CHANGELOG.md against 12 best-practice checks (dates, ordering, vague titles, commit dumps, unflagged breaking changes...). Returns a grade A-F, score /100 and specific findings. No auth needed. Max 30 runs/hour.
PDF Reader MCP tools 4
inspectDocument and media evidence when Markdown is not enough. video_timeline (bounded scene/cue timeline) and render_frame (actual decoded frames), and cite_check (quote/location support, not semantic truth), are anymd Pro; PDF operations: inspect (page facts, metadata), render_page (PNG images), extract_regions (crop bounding boxes), ocr_pages / analyze_regions (configured OCR or vision provider), structure (JSON with document map, elements, geometry; profile quality|research adds trust and accessibility reports), compare (page-level diff of sources[0] vs sources[1]).outlineReturn a document heading tree with stable node ids, title paths, page/slide/chapter ranges and Markdown byte ranges. PDF bookmarks or detected headings, Word headings, PowerPoint slides, EPUB chapters and headings, HTML and Markdown. format json (default) or tree. Pass a node id to read to fetch that section.
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.
Wakelog
{
"mcpServers": {
"wakelog": {
"url": "https://wakelog.wakelog.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
PDF Reader MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-reader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/anymd"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Wakelog is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. PDF Reader MCP belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Wakelog for developer tools work and PDF Reader MCP for developer tools.
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.
Wakelog is listed as free. Auth: api key required. PDF Reader MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add wakelog and pdf-reader-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Wakelog has a quality signal of 68/100 (Great) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. PDF Reader MCP has 69/100 (Great) with 2 views, 0 installs and 1,040 GitHub stars.