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The Foxit PDF API MCP Server integrates PDF manipulation tools into development workflows using GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.
Foxit PDF API MCP Servers
Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that expose Foxit PDF Services API operations as tools for AI agents like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible applications.
Overview
This directory contains multiple implementations of the Foxit PDF API MCP Server:
🐍 Python Version
- Location:
- Features: 35+ PDF operations including creation, conversion, manipulation, security, OCR, forms, and analysis
- Technologies: FastMCP, Python 3.11+, uv package manager
- Status: ✅ Active development - Full feature parity with TypeScript version
👉 for installation and usage instructions.
📘 TypeScript Version
- Location:
- Features: 35+ PDF operations with comprehensive TypeScript support
- Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, pnpm
- Status: ✅ Active development - Full feature parity with Python version
👉 for installation and usage instructions.
⚠️ stdio-python (Legacy)
- Location:
- Status: ⚠️ DEPRECATED - Use the new Python version above instead
- Note: This was the original implementation and is no longer maintained
Features
Both Python and TypeScript versions provide:
- 📄 Document Lifecycle - Upload, download, delete documents
- 🔄 PDF Creation - Convert Word, Excel, PPT, HTML, URL, text, images to PDF
- 📤 PDF Conversion - Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PPT, HTML, text, images
- ✂️ Manipulation - Split, merge, extract, compress, flatten, linearize, watermark, page operations
- 🔒 Security - Add/remove passwords, set permissions
- 📊 Properties - Extract comprehensive PDF metadata and properties
- 🔍 Analysis - Compare PDFs
- 📝 Forms - Export and import form data as JSON
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- API Credentials: Sign up at Foxit Developer Portal to get your Client ID and Client Secret
- Python Version: Python 3.11+ and uv package manager
- TypeScript Version: Node.js 18+ and pnpm
Quick Start
Choose your preferred implementation:
Python:
cd python/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server
# See python/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server/README.md for full instructions
TypeScript:
cd typescript/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server
# See typescript/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server/README.md for full instructions
Environment Variables
All versions require the following environment variables:
- FOXIT_CLOUD_API_HOST: API host URL (e.g.,
https://na1.fusion.foxit.com/pdf-services) - FOXIT_CLOUD_API_CLIENT_ID: Your client ID from Foxit Developer Portal
- FOXIT_CLOUD_API_CLIENT_SECRET: Your client secret from Foxit Developer Portal
Support
For issues or questions:
- Check the specific README for your chosen implementation
- Visit Foxit Developer Portal for API documentation
- Review the CONTRIBUTING.md guide for development setup