Pdfless MCP server

Connect Pdfless to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

What you can do with the Pdfless MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the list templates tool in Pdfless
  • Use the generate pdf tool in Pdfless
  • Use the get workspace tool in Pdfless

Supported Tools

list_templates

List Templates

Retrieve a paginated list of document templates available in the workspace. Use this to discover template IDs before generating PDFs.

generate_pdf

Generate PDF

Generate a downloadable PDF document from a pre-designed HTML/CSS template by providing dynamic data as a JSON payload. Optionally encrypt the PDF with passwords and set granular permission controls. The provider download URL **expires after 10 minutes**; the generated file is also prepared for download immediately. Templates support Handlebars-like expressions for variable interpolation, conditionals, loops, and barcode generation.

get_workspace

Get Workspace

Retrieve the workspace associated with the connected API key, including its name, active status, and creation time.

Connect Pdfless to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Pdfless in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Pdfless MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Pdfless tools.

Run Pdfless through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Pdfless and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Pdfless tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Pdfless

Notion

Create, read, update, and archive pages and databases in a Notion workspace. Manage blocks (paragraphs, lists, headings, embeds, etc.) within pages. Query databases with filters and sorts across rich property types including text, numbers, dates, selects, relations, and formulas. Search across pages and databases by title. Add and read comments on pages and blocks. Upload files to pages. Manage workspace users and retrieve user profiles.

Google Sheets

Create, read, and update spreadsheets and their cell data. Read and write values to individual cells, ranges, or multiple ranges using A1 notation or named ranges. Apply cell formatting including text styles, backgrounds, borders, number formats, and conditional formatting. Manage sheets (tabs) within a spreadsheet—add, delete, copy, rename, and reorder them. Create and manage embedded charts, pivot tables, filter views, data validation rules, protected ranges, named ranges, and merged cells. Perform batch operations to apply multiple updates atomically.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Resolve site users to numeric Person/Group LookupId values. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Google Drive

Upload, download, create, copy, move, rename, trash, and permanently delete files and folders in Google Drive. Search for files using complex queries filtering by name, MIME type, owner, modification date, labels, and other metadata. Share files and folders with specific users, groups, or domains with role-based permissions (owner, writer, commenter, reader). Manage shared drives and their members. Export Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Slides) to standard formats like PDF, DOCX, and XLSX. Track file revision history and restore earlier versions. Create, read, update, and delete threaded comments and replies on files. Read label definitions and search files by label. Browse the Drive apps installed for your account. Store app-specific data in a hidden per-user folder.

Confluence

Create, read, update, and delete pages, blog posts, comments, and attachments in Confluence spaces. Manage spaces, permissions, labels, and content restrictions. Search content using Confluence Query Language (CQL). Upload and download file attachments with versioning. Manage users, groups, and group memberships. Create and manage whiteboards, databases, folders, and templates. View and update inline tasks. Access audit logs.

Google Slides

Create, read, edit, and delete Google Slides presentations. Create and manipulate slides with predefined or custom layouts. Insert, style, and replace text across slides, including bulk placeholder replacement for template-based generation. Add and position shapes, text boxes, lines, and images. Embed and refresh charts linked to Google Sheets. Manage speaker notes, duplicate or reorder slides, and perform batch updates combining multiple operations in a single call. Supports automated report and deck generation using templates with placeholder text and image substitution.

Technical notes for Pdfless

Discover workspace templates, inspect the connected workspace, and generate downloadable PDF documents from HTML/CSS templates with dynamic JSON data. Templates support variables, conditionals, loops, barcodes, metadata, and bookmarks. PDF protection and permission controls depend on your subscription.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Pdfless to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Pdfless MCP server have?
    The Pdfless MCP server exposes 3 tools, including List Templates, Generate PDF, Get Workspace. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Pdfless exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Pdfless MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Pdfless and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Pdfless MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

Connect Pdfless to production AI agents

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