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MCP server · File & docs

PDFShift

By cnicodeme

A remote MCP server to convert HTML documents (URL or raw source) to PDF or screenshots

Source codeProductivity & docs
Connect to PDFShift
Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
137 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
11

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
222

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 137 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name pdfshift-mcp.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 11 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-06-18. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 137 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 137 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    23 of 23 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    11 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Not measured
    Website matches publisher

    This namespace is not a reverse domain, so the website comparison does not apply.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Fail
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner does not match the namespace login.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-05T09:33:21.897133Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using PDFShift

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http pdfshift https://api.pdfshift.io/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 11

convert

Convert an HTML document or a URL to a PDF, PNG, JPEG or WEBP file. Returns a temporary download URL (valid ~2 days).

Discovered
create_template

Create a new reusable HTML template.

Discovered
credits_usage

Get the current credit usage for the account (remaining, total, used).

Discovered
delete_template

Delete a template by its slug.

Discovered
generate_from_template

Render a saved template to HTML, PDF, PNG, JPEG or WEBP. Document formats return a temporary download URL; html returns the rendered markup. Pass template variables and any conversion option as extra properties.

Discovered
get_log

Get a single conversion log by its request id.

Discovered
get_template

Get the raw HTML content of a template by its slug.

Discovered
list_logs

List recent conversion logs for the account.

Discovered
list_templates

List all saved HTML templates for the account.

Discovered
pricing

List the available PDFShift plans and their pricing (credits, price, overage, monthly/yearly). Custom plans specific to the account are included when authenticated.

Discovered
update_template

Update the name and/or HTML content of an existing template.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected137 ms11

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