pdfzen

Render PDFs from 45 starter templates or raw HTML. Pay-per-render with USDC via x402.

Install

Remote server: your requests and data go to api.pdfzen.site. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http pdfzen https://api.pdfzen.site/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.

What it can do

The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.

• list_starters — List pdfzen's 45 public starter templates — invoices, receipts, contracts, certificates, NDAs, letters, reports, resumes, boarding passes, m
• get_starter — Fetch the full HTML body, CSS, sampleData, and pageOptions for one starter template by slug. Use this when you need to understand the exact
• render_template_to_pdf — Prepare a paid PDF render from one of the 45 starter templates. Validates your template + data and returns the exact, ready-to-execute HTTP
• render_html_to_pdf — Prepare a paid PDF render from arbitrary Handlebars-flavoured HTML. Use only when no starter fits (one-off layouts, custom branding). Prefer

KitScout test notes

Not tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.

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