INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

render_template_to_pdf

Prepare a paid PDF render from one of the 45 starter templates.

pdfzen.sitenone authenticationAvailability not checked

Input schema

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.pdfzen]
url = "https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfzen": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: pdfzen
Remote MCP URL: https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfzen": {
      "url": "https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "pdfzen": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "pdfzen",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

list_starters — List pdfzen's 45 public starter templates — invoices, receipts, contracts, certificates, NDAs, letters, reports, resumes, boarding passes, menus, bank statements, lab reports, lease agreements, performance reviews, and more.
get_starter — Fetch the full HTML body, CSS, sampleData, and pageOptions for one starter template by slug.
render_html_to_pdf — Prepare a paid PDF render from arbitrary Handlebars-flavoured HTML.