An MCP-based high-performance PDF to Markdown conversion service powered by MinerU API, supporting batch processing for local files and URL links
MCP Pdf2md MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on MCP Pdf2md directly instead of describing what you should do. An MCP-based high-performance PDF to Markdown conversion service powered by MinerU API, supporting batch processing for local files and URL links with structured output.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Once MCP Pdf2md is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
convert_pdf_url — Convert PDF URL to Markdownconvert_pdf_file — Convert local PDF file to MarkdownYou will need one environment variable: MINERU_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
This sits in the AI and media services group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MCP Pdf2md's toolset — convert_pdf_url, convert_pdf_file — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by FutureUnreal; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against MCP Pdf2md's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| convert_pdf_url | Convert PDF URL to Markdown |
| convert_pdf_file | Convert local PDF file to Markdown |
**Linux/macOS**:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf2md": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/path/to/mcp-pdf2md",
"run",
"pdf2md",
"--output-dir",
"/path/to/output"
],
"env": {
"MINERU_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| MINERU_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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