GuruPDF
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Convert, compress, merge and OCR PDFs and 100+ file formats from any AI agent — 126 tools via the GuruPDF API.
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Setup
Install GuruPDF in your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others).
Repository: https://github.com/gurupdf/gurupdf-mcp
Follow the installation instructions in the repository README, then restart your MCP client.
GuruPDF MCP — convert PDFs & 100+ file formats from your AI agent
A freeModel Context Protocol(MCP) serverthat lets Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and other AI agentsconvert, compress, merge, split and edit PDFs — and convert between 100+ file formats(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, PNG, HEIC, ebooks, and more), right on your own machine. Powered byGuruPDF.
Languages:English ·Español·Français·Deutsch·中文·Русский·Українська·Polski·Nederlands·Türkçe·Čeština·Ελληνικά·العربية
Ask your assistant:"compress this PDF","turn invoice.docx into a PDF", or"merge these three files"— and it converts the files right on your machine.
- 🗂️126 tools— PDF ⇄ Word/Excel/PowerPoint, images, ebooks, OCR, compress, merge, split, rotate, protect, watermark, and more.
- 💻Works on your local files— reads and writes files on disk, no manual upload/download.
- 🆓Free to start— every account gets daily credits. No credit card required.
You needNode.js 18+and a freeGuruPDF API key:
- Sign up atgurupdf.com.
- OpenProfile → API tokensand create a token.
- Add the server to your agent with that key (configs below). No install step —npxfetches it on first run.
{ "mcpServers": { "gurupdf": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "gurupdf-mcp"], "env": { "GURUPDF_API_KEY": "your_token_here" } } } }
~/.cursor/mcp.json(or.cursor/mcp.jsonin a project):
{ "mcpServers": { "gurupdf": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "gurupdf-mcp"], "env": { "GURUPDF_API_KEY": "your_token_here" } } } }
{ "servers": { "gurupdf": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "gurupdf-mcp"], "env": { "GURUPDF_API_KEY": "your_token_here" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "gurupdf": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "gurupdf-mcp"], "env": { "GURUPDF_API_KEY": "your_token_here" } } } }
"Compress~/Documents/report.pdf."→convert_file(input: "~/Documents/report.pdf", to: "compress-pdf")
"Convertinvoice.docxto PDF."→convert_file(input: "invoice.docx", to: "pdf")
"Mergea.pdfandb.pdfinto one."→convert_file(input: ["a.pdf", "b.pdf"], to: "merge-pdf")
"Password-protect this PDF withhunter2."→convert_file(input: "secret.pdf", to: "protect-pdf", options: { password: "hunter2" })
"Save this web page as a PDF:https://example.com"→convert_file(input: "https://example.com", to: "url-to-pdf")
Each tool costs a few credits. Free accounts getdaily credits(refreshed every day) and2 conversions/minute, 10/day. When you run out, the assistant will tell you — you can wait for the daily refresh ortop up / upgrade. Conversions run on GuruPDF's servers; files are deleted automatically within an hour.
- Landing page:gurupdf.com/mcp
- Guide:Convert files in Claude & Cursor with the GuruPDF MCP
- Website:gurupdf.com
- API docs:gurupdf.com/api/docs
- Pricing:gurupdf.com/pricing
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