pdftomarkdown-mcp MCP Server

An MCP server that lets AI agents convert PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images, HTML, and EPUB into clean, structured Markdown — powered by PDFtoMarkdown.ai.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the pdftomarkdown-mcp Server?

pdftomarkdown-mcp source profile. From the maintainer documentation: “An MCP server that lets AI agents convert PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images, HTML, and EPUB into clean, structured Markdown — powered by PDFtoMarkdown.ai.”

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using pdftomarkdown-mcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares PDFTOMARKDOWN_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
convert_pdf_to_markdown

How to install the pdftomarkdown-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdftomarkdown": {
      "command": "pdftomarkdown-mcp",
      "env": {
        "PDFTOMARKDOWN_API_KEY": "YOUR_PDFTOMARKDOWN_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
PDFTOMARKDOWN_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation