pdfzen

yalamber/pdfzen

Gives Claude direct access to pdfzen's HTML-to-PDF rendering engine through the x402 micropayment protocol. The server exposes the same /v1/render/pdf endpoint developers use, letting agents generate PDFs from 45 starter templates or raw HTML by paying per render with USDC. No API key setup or account management needed on your end. Useful when you want Claude to programmatically generate invoices, reports, or formatted documents during a conversation without pre-funding credits or managing auth tokens. The agent pays roughly half a cent per render directly from its wallet, and you get the PDF bytes back in the response.

tools: 4
transport: HTTP
last updated: May 14, 2026

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Install

From registry metadata

$ npx add-mcp https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp --name render

Run in your terminal. add-mcp asks which agents to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more). Add -g to install it for every project.

Review the command, arguments and environment values before installing. MCP servers run with your local permissions.

Other ways

Claude Code

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

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Tools

Verified live · 4 tools

Verified live against the running server on Nov 6, 2026.

list_startersList 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,...

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,...

No parameters. Call it with no arguments.

get_starterFetch 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...1 params

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...

Parameters* required

slug*string

The starter slug. Examples: "invoice", "receipt", "certificate", "contract", "nda", "boarding-pass", "menu". Call list_starters to discover all 45 slugs.

render_template_to_pdfPrepare 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 (p...3 params

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 (p...

Parameters* required

dataobject

Handlebars context. Each starter expects a specific shape — call get_starter to see the sampleData and dataKeys for the chosen slug. Your fields merge ON TOP of sampleData, so you can supply only t...

pageOptionsobject

Page format/margin/orientation overrides. Defaults come from the starter (most are A4 portrait). Example: { "format": "Letter", "landscape": true }.

template*string

Slug of the starter to render (e.g. "invoice", "receipt", "certificate"). Call list_starters first if unsure which fits the user request.

render_html_to_pdfPrepare 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 p...4 params

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 p...

Parameters* required

cssstring

Optional CSS injected into the document head. Alternative to inline <style> in `html`.

dataobject

Handlebars context object resolved against the {{...}} expressions in `html`.

html*string

The HTML body. Supports Handlebars {{ }} expressions resolved against `data`, plus pdfzen helpers ({{barChart}}, {{lineChart}}, {{pageBreak}}, {{#each}}, {{#if eq}}). Don't include <html>/<head>; j...

pageOptionsobject

Page format/margin/orientation. Defaults to A4 portrait. Example: { "format": "A4", "margin": { "top": "20mm" } }.

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Details

Repository: github.com/yalamber/pdfzen
Website: pdfzen.site
Category: Design & Creative
Transport: HTTP
Registry: MCP registry, active
Tools verified: Nov 6, 2026

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