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Convert PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, JSON into clean, AI-ready Markdown via the PackForAI API.

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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).

NPM package packforai-mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add packforai-mcp -e 'PACKFORAI_API_KEY=<your packforai_api_key>' -- npx -y packforai-mcp@0.1.1
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "packforai-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "packforai-mcp@0.1.1"
            ],
            "env": {
                "PACKFORAI_API_KEY": "<your packforai_api_key>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • PACKFORAI_API_KEY required secret Your PackForAI API key (Pro plan). Create one at https://packforai.com/account

Documentation

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

Contents
  1. PackForAI MCP server
  2. What you need
  3. Install
  4. Usage
  5. Config
  6. Links
  7. License

PackForAI MCP server

Convert PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, CSV and JSON into clean, compact, AI-ready Markdown, directly inside Claude, Cursor and any other MCP client. Powered by PackForAI.

Instead of pasting a messy PDF into your AI (broken text, lost tables, wasted tokens), ask your assistant to convert it first: it comes back as clean Markdown with up to 65% fewer tokens.

What you need

Install

The server runs via npx, so there is nothing to install globally. Add it to your MCP client's config.

Claude Desktop

Edit claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config) and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "packforai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "packforai-mcp"],
      "env": { "PACKFORAI_API_KEY": "your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop.

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "packforai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "packforai-mcp"],
      "env": { "PACKFORAI_API_KEY": "your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Usage

Once connected, just ask your assistant, for example:

  • "Convert ~/Downloads/Q4-report.pdf to clean Markdown."
  • "Fetch https://example.com/spec.docx and give me the AI-ready version."
  • "Convert this scanned PDF with OCR: /path/to/scan.pdf."
Tool

convert_document

ParamTypeDescription
pathstringAbsolute path to a local document file.
urlstringPublic https URL of a document to fetch and convert.
ocrbooleanForce OCR for scanned / image-only PDFs (Pro). Default false.
fullbooleanReturn the full document.md (e.g. complete spreadsheet tables) instead of the compact version. Default false.

Provide either path or url. Returns the Markdown plus a token-savings summary.

Config

  • PACKFORAI_API_KEY (required) — your PackForAI API key.
  • PACKFORAI_BASE_URL (optional) — override the API base (defaults to https://packforai.com/api/v1).

License

MIT

Frequently asked questions

What is io.github.zymsj8j9z9-ship-it/packforai-mcp?

Convert PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, JSON into clean, AI-ready Markdown via the PackForAI API.

How do I install io.github.zymsj8j9z9-ship-it/packforai-mcp?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add packforai-mcp -e 'PACKFORAI_API_KEY=<your packforai_api_key>' -- npx -y packforai-mcp@0.1.1. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does io.github.zymsj8j9z9-ship-it/packforai-mcp need an API key?

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

Is io.github.zymsj8j9z9-ship-it/packforai-mcp open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains io.github.zymsj8j9z9-ship-it/packforai-mcp?

It is published by zymsj8j9z9-ship-it. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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