pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection
API key requiredPDF MCP: generate PDF/A & PDF/X-4, sign & verify PAdES (LTV), forms, merge, split, encrypt. 28 tools
To add pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 12 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y pdfnative-mcp@1.7.0Environment variables
PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIRSet in your MCP configPDFNATIVE_MCP_CACHE_DIRSet in your MCP configPDFNATIVE_MCP_PORTSet in your MCP configPDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKENSet in your MCP configPDFNATIVE_MCP_MAX_INFLATE_BYTESSet in your MCP configPDFNATIVE_MCP_CREATION_DATESet in your MCP configSOURCE_DATE_EPOCHSet in your MCP configPDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_URLSet in your MCP configPDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTHSet in your MCP configPDFNATIVE_MCP_REVOCATIONSet in your MCP configPDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_ALLOWED_HOSTSSet in your MCP configPDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add pdfnative-mcp-pdf-a-pdf-x-4-generation-pades-signing-introspection --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR> --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_CACHE_DIR=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_CACHE_DIR> --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_PORT=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_PORT> --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN> --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_MAX_INFLATE_BYTES=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_MAX_INFLATE_BYTES> --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_CREATION_DATE=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_CREATION_DATE> --env SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=<YOUR_SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH> --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_URL=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_URL> --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH> --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_REVOCATION=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_REVOCATION> --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_ALLOWED_HOSTS=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_ALLOWED_HOSTS> --env PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_MS> -- npx -y pdfnative-mcp@1.7.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR PDFNATIVE_MCP_CACHE_DIR PDFNATIVE_MCP_PORT PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN PDFNATIVE_MCP_MAX_INFLATE_BYTES PDFNATIVE_MCP_CREATION_DATE SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_URL PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH PDFNATIVE_MCP_REVOCATION PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_ALLOWED_HOSTS PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_MS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection as well.
Does pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR, PDFNATIVE_MCP_CACHE_DIR, PDFNATIVE_MCP_PORT, PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN, PDFNATIVE_MCP_MAX_INFLATE_BYTES, PDFNATIVE_MCP_CREATION_DATE, SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH, PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_URL, PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH, PDFNATIVE_MCP_REVOCATION, PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_ALLOWED_HOSTS, PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_MS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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