PDFLean hosted MCP server — 17 PDF tools for AI agents (remote, OAuth 2.1)
Overview
Hosted remote MCP server that gives AI agents 17 PDF tools: validate, extract, merge, split, compress, OCR, sign and redact. - https://mcp.pdflean.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, stateless) - OAuth 2.1 (dynamic client registration + PKCE), scopes pdflean:read / pdflean:write - com.pdflean/mcp - https://pdflean.com Any MCP client that supports remote Streamable HTTP servers can connect directly: On first use the client opens the PDFLean OAuth consent page; sign in with a PDFLean account and approve access. Tool usage is metered in PDFLean API credits; status and usage tools are free. This repository is the public listing for the hosted service: it contains the registry manifest (server.json) and client configuration examples. The server itself runs at the endpoint above; there is nothing to install or self-host.
README
PDFLean MCP Server
Hosted remote MCP server that gives AI agents 17 PDF tools: validate, extract, merge, split, compress, OCR, sign and redact.
- Endpoint:
https://mcp.pdflean.com/mcp(Streamable HTTP, stateless) - Authentication: OAuth 2.1 (dynamic client registration + PKCE), scopes
pdflean:read/pdflean:write - Official MCP Registry:
com.pdflean/mcp - Website: https://pdflean.com
Connect
Any MCP client that supports remote Streamable HTTP servers can connect directly:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdflean": {
"url": "https://mcp.pdflean.com/mcp"
}
}
}
On first use the client opens the PDFLean OAuth consent page; sign in with a PDFLean account and approve access. Tool usage is metered in PDFLean API credits; status and usage tools are free.
Tools
Read-only:
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
pdf_validate_pdfa |
Validate a PDF against PDF/A |
pdf_check_accessibility |
Check PDF/UA accessibility |
pdf_verify_signature |
Verify digital signatures |
pdf_extract_text |
Extract text and structured form/invoice fields |
pdf_scan_pii |
Scan a document for personal data |
ai_summarize |
Summarize a document |
ai_translate |
Translate a document |
job_status |
Check an async job (free) |
credits_usage |
Check credit usage (free) |
Write:
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
pdf_merge |
Merge multiple PDFs |
pdf_split |
Split a PDF |
pdf_compress |
Compress a PDF |
pdf_convert_document |
Convert Office documents to/from PDF |
pdf_ocr |
OCR scanned documents |
pdf_sign |
Digitally sign a PDF |
pdf_redact |
Redact sensitive content |
workflow_run |
Run a saved PDFLean workflow |
Notes
This repository is the public listing for the hosted service: it contains the registry manifest (server.json) and client configuration examples. The server itself runs at the endpoint above; there is nothing to install or self-host.
Install
This server does not publish a one-line install command.
Open the repository installation guideConfiguration
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdflean": {
"url": "https://mcp.pdflean.com/mcp"
}
}
}