PDFOven MCP server

• Registry namecom.pdfoven/pdfovenverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under pdfoven.com. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

• Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-28
• Tools13
• Server calls itselfpdfoven
• Server version0.3.0
• Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-28 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 116 ms.

• Its tools do every use case we checked: render invoices from a saved template with line items; turn HTML or Markdown reports into printable PDFs; capture a public web page as a PDF or screenshot.
• Checked on 5 of the 7 days it takes to judge reliability.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

• INITE MCP scoreafter a weeka score needs 7 daily checks: 5 so far
• What an agent can do with it3 of 3 use cases
• Answeredmeasuring5 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
• Median first answer147 ms
• Space in an agent's context≈ 2,997 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (13), which an agent carries on every turn
• Tool definitionsA · 95 of 100
• Typed results0 of 13 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once

• Parameters without a description: in 4 of 13

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

• render_pdf

  Render a PDF from exactly one source: html, markdown, url, template (+data) or template_id (+data). Returns the PDF as a base64 embedded resource. Each successful call uses one render from the account's monthly quota; nothing is stored…

• render_image

  Render a PNG image from exactly one source: html, markdown, url (a website screenshot), template (+data) or template_id (+data). Built-in 1200x630 social cards: tpl_og_article, tpl_og_product and tpl_og_announcement. Returns the image…

• merge_pdfs

  Join 2-50 PDFs into one, in order, optionally picking pages from each. Returns the merged PDF as a base64 resource. Uses one render from the monthly quota.

• split_pdf

  Split a PDF. Send pages to extract one PDF, ranges for one PDF per range (returned as a zip), or every to split into chunks of N pages. Uses one render.

• compress_pdf

  Make a PDF smaller by recompressing and downscaling large images and cleaning unused data. Returns the original unchanged if it can't be made smaller. Uses one render.

• watermark_pdf

  Stamp text (Latin characters) or a PNG/JPEG image onto a PDF's pages: centred and diagonal, tiled, or in a corner. Uses one render.

• list_pdf_form_fields

  List a fillable PDF's form fields: name, type, current value, options and page. Use the names with fill_pdf_form. Does not use render quota.

• fill_pdf_form

  Fill a PDF form's fields by name (text, checkboxes as true/false, radio and dropdown options) and optionally flatten it so it can't be edited. Unknown field names are an error with suggestions. Uses one render.

• list_templates

  List every template saved in the PDFOven account, newest first, as JSON with id, name, engine and sample_data. Use an id with render_pdf/render_image (template_id) or get_template. Does not use render quota.

• get_template

  Fetch one saved template in full: content, css, sample_data and page_options. Use it before update_template to see the current body. Does not use render quota.

• create_template

  Save a new reusable template to the account and return its id. Templates are capped per plan (Free 3); at the cap this returns a tool error. Render it later with render_pdf or render_image and template_id plus data.

• update_template

  Change a saved template. Only the fields you pass are replaced; others keep their current values. Future renders with this template_id use the new version immediately.

• delete_template

  Permanently delete a saved template. This cannot be undone, and renders that reference its template_id will fail afterwards. Confirm with the user first.