PDF to Markdown (pdf2md.dev)

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Hosted MCP server: convert PDFs to clean, LLM-ready Markdown with tables, formulas and OCR.

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-to-markdown-pdf2md-dev 'https://pdf2md.dev/api/v2/mcp' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer API key from your pdf2md.dev account, e.g. '\''Bearer p2m_...'\''>'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code)
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pdf-to-markdown-pdf2md-dev": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://pdf2md.dev/api/v2/mcp",
            "headers": {
                "Authorization": "<Bearer API key from your pdf2md.dev account, e.g. 'Bearer p2m_...'>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Frequently asked questions

What is PDF to Markdown (pdf2md.dev)?

Hosted MCP server: convert PDFs to clean, LLM-ready Markdown with tables, formulas and OCR.

How do I install PDF to Markdown (pdf2md.dev)?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http pdf-to-markdown-pdf2md-dev 'https://pdf2md.dev/api/v2/mcp' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer API key from your pdf2md.dev account, e.g. '\''Bearer p2m_...'\''>'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does PDF to Markdown (pdf2md.dev) need an API key?

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

Who maintains PDF to Markdown (pdf2md.dev)?

It is published by dev.pdf2md. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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