Connect an agent

Add PDFox to any MCP-compatible AI assistant in under 2 minutes. All you need is an API key and Node.js ≥ 18.

MCP is available on Pro and above. Check your plan on the Pricing page or upgrade from the dashboard.

Claude Desktop

Open the config file

On macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add the PDFox server block

Paste the config on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace the placeholder with your real API key.

Restart Claude Desktop

The PDFox tools will appear in the tool list. Ask Claude to "generate a PDF from template X" to verify.

Cursor

Add a .cursor/mcp.json file to your project root (or globally in ~/.cursor/mcp.json) with the same shape:

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. VS Code 1.99+ picks this up automatically when the MCP extension is active:

You can also connect via our hosted OAuth endpoint — no npx required. Visit Developer → MCP Connectors in the dashboard to generate an OAuth connection URL.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pdfox/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "PDFOX_API_KEY": "sk_live_••••••••••••••••"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pdfox/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "PDFOX_API_KEY": "sk_live_••••••••••••••••"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "pdfox": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pdfox/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "PDFOX_API_KEY": "sk_live_••••••••••••••••"
      }
    }
  }
}