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PDF Redaction MCP

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MCP server for detecting and redacting PII (Personally Identifiable Information) in PDF documents.

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What can you do with PDF Redaction MCP?

  • Redact PDF using custom prompt
  • Filter detected entities by type
  • Support for multiple languages
  • Support Digital and Scanned(image based) PDFs

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http pdf-redaction-mcp 'https://api.pdf-redaction.com/mcp/'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf-redaction-mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://api.pdf-redaction.com/mcp/"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. PDF Redaction API
  2. Key Features
  3. API Key
  4. Limitations
  5. 🚀 Instant Install self-hosted PDF Redaction API
  6. Redaction PDF using custom prompt
  7. Demo with web UI

Secure Your PDFs with AI-powered Redaction

PDF Redaction API

It is example of using API for https://pdf-redaction.com

Free API for redacting PDFs available at https://api.pdf-redaction.com/api/docs

Key Features

  • Redact PDF using custom prompt
  • Filter detected entities by type
  • Support for multiple languages
  • Support Digital and Scanned(image based) PDFs

API Key

For generate API Key please go to the: https://pdf-redaction.com/apikeys/

For check usage: https://pdf-redaction.com/apikeys/usage/

Put API Key to the env variable PDF_REDACTION_API_KEY or to .env file.

Limitations

Limitations for free version:

  • 10 page per request
  • 100 Free requests per month
  • 5 requests per minute

🚀 Instant Install self-hosted PDF Redaction API

  • Option A (curl): 
    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StabRise/pdf-redaction-api/main/install.sh)"
  • Option B (wget): 
     /bin/bash -c "$(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StabRise/pdf-redaction-api/main/install.sh)"
 ``` # Jupyter Notebooks with examples
ChapterNotebook
1: PDF Redaction API
2: PDF Redaction API base64
3: PDF Redaction API using prompt
4: Redact QR Codes from PDF
5: Redact Rotated/Vertical text in PDF
6: Redact Signatures from PDF
7: Redact Faces from PDF
8: Redact custom PII data
9: Detect PII in PDF (no redaction)

Redaction PDF using custom prompt

This provides the flexibility to redact PDF using custom prompt.

Demo with web UI

You can try it out for free at https://pdf-redaction.com

Frequently asked questions

What is PDF Redaction MCP?

MCP server for detecting and redacting PII (Personally Identifiable Information) in PDF documents.

How do I install PDF Redaction MCP?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http pdf-redaction-mcp 'https://api.pdf-redaction.com/mcp/'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does PDF Redaction MCP need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is PDF Redaction MCP open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0 license.

Who maintains PDF Redaction MCP?

It is published by StabRise. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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