PDFBetter

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Fill, convert, OCR, merge, split, extract data from and summarize PDFs. AI answers cite the page.

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 pdfbetter 'https://pdfbetter.com/api/mcp/' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer followed by a PDFBetter agent key (pb_mcp_…) from Settings → Agents (MCP).>'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code)
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdfbetter": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://pdfbetter.com/api/mcp/",
            "headers": {
                "Authorization": "<Bearer followed by a PDFBetter agent key (pb_mcp_…) from Settings → Agents (MCP).>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Frequently asked questions

What is PDFBetter?

Fill, convert, OCR, merge, split, extract data from and summarize PDFs. AI answers cite the page.

How do I install PDFBetter?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http pdfbetter 'https://pdfbetter.com/api/mcp/' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer followed by a PDFBetter agent key (pb_mcp_…) from Settings → Agents (MCP).>'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does PDFBetter need an API key?

Yes. It expects Authorization, which you set in its configuration.

Who maintains PDFBetter?

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

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