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:
python/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server/
- 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
👉 View Python README for installation and usage instructions.
📘 TypeScript Version
- Location:
typescript/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server/
- Features: 35+ PDF operations with comprehensive TypeScript support
- Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, pnpm
- Status: ✅ Active development - Full feature parity with Python version
👉 View TypeScript README for installation and usage instructions.
⚠️ stdio-python (Legacy)
- Location:
stdio-python/
- 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- Note: This was the original implementation and is no longer maintained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
TypeScript:
cd typescript/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server
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