PDF to Markdown (pdf2md.dev)

Name: PDF to Markdown (pdf2md.dev) MCP Server
Author: PDF to Markdown (pdf2md.dev)

remote

Hosted MCP server: convert PDFs to clean, LLM-ready Markdown with tables, formulas and OCR.

Getting Started

npx @getmcp/cli add dev.pdf2md/pdf-to-markdown

Requires Node.js 18+. Community-contributed server. Review source before installing.

Claude Desktopguide →Vscodeguide →Cursorguide →Windsurfguide →

Required Environment Variables

Authorization
Bearer API key from your pdf2md.dev account, e.g. 'Bearer p2m_...'

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev.pdf2md/pdf-to-markdown": {
      "url": "https://pdf2md.dev/api/v2/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop MCP documentation (opens in new tab)

AuthorPDF to Markdown (pdf2md.dev)

Version2.0.0

TransportRemote

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