MCP server

pdfzen Official

site.pdfzen/render

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Render PDFs from 45 starter templates or raw HTML. Pay-per-render with USDC via x402.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pdfzen.site (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

4

Token cost

About 1,189 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http render https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.render]
url = "https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"render":{"httpUrl":"https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"render":{"url":"https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"render":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add render https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"render","server_url":"https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"render","server_url":"https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp"}

Tools

• get_starter ~186 tokens
  Fetch the full HTML body, CSS, sampleData, and pageOptions for one starter template by slug. Use this when you need to understand the exact shape of `data` the template expects before calling render_template_to_pdf, or when you want to fork a starter into custom HTML. Free, no payment, no auth requi
• list_starters ~183 tokens
  List pdfzen's 45 public starter templates — invoices, receipts, contracts, certificates, NDAs, letters, reports, resumes, boarding passes, menus, bank statements, lab reports, lease agreements, performance reviews, and more. Returns an array of { slug, name, description, icon, pageOptions, fonts, da
• render_html_to_pdf ~400 tokens
  Prepare a paid PDF render from arbitrary Handlebars-flavoured HTML. Use only when no starter fits (one-off layouts, custom branding). Prefer render_template_to_pdf when a starter matches. Validates your HTML and returns the exact, ready-to-execute HTTP request to run against pdfzen's render endpoint
• render_template_to_pdf ~420 tokens
  Prepare a paid PDF render from one of the 45 starter templates. Validates your template + data and returns the exact, ready-to-execute HTTP request to run against pdfzen's render endpoint — POST /v402/render/pdf (x402, $0.006 USDC on Base, no API key) or POST /v1/render/pdf (pdfzen API key, credit-b

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