PDFGate MCP Server
Enables AI assistants to generate PDFs, manage documents, and handle e-signatures via the PDFGate API.
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PDFGate MCP Server
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the PDFGate API. Enables AI assistants to generate PDFs, manage documents and handle e-signatures.
Installation
Add the following to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfgate": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@pdfgate/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"PDFGATE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Getting an API key
Sign up at pdfgate.com to get your API key.
- Keys starting with
live_connect to the production environment - Keys starting with
test_connect to the sandbox environment
Tools
PDF Operations
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
generate_pdf |
Generate a PDF from a URL or raw HTML |
upload_pdf |
Upload a local PDF file or from a URL |
get_document |
Retrieve document metadata and a fresh download URL |
delete_document |
Delete a document |
flatten_pdf |
Flatten an interactive PDF into a static, non-editable file |
extract_pdf_form_data |
Extract form field values from a fillable PDF |
compress_pdf |
Compress a PDF to reduce file size |
protect_pdf |
Encrypt a PDF with a password and permission restrictions |
watermark_pdf |
Apply a text or image watermark to a PDF |
E-Signatures
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_envelope |
Create a signing envelope from one or more documents |
send_envelope |
Send a created envelope to recipients |
get_envelope |
Get the current status of an envelope |
Webhook Management
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_webhook |
Subscribe to PDFGate events |
delete_webhook |
Remove a webhook subscription |
Webhook Triggers
The server listens for incoming PDFGate events on port 3599 by default. To receive events:
- Expose port
3599to the internet (e.g. via ngrok) - Use the
create_webhooktool to register your public URL
Supported events:
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
envelope.sent |
Signing request emails have been dispatched to recipients |
envelope.completed |
All documents in the envelope have been signed |
envelope.expired |
The envelope expired before all documents were signed |
envelope.document.completed |
A single document inside the envelope has been fully signed |
Received events are available via the pdfgate://events MCP resource and pushed to the client in real time.
Environment variables
| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
PDFGATE_API_KEY |
Yes | — | Your PDFGate API key |
PDFGATE_WEBHOOK_PORT |
No | 3599 |
Port for the webhook listener |
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