Foxit PDF API MCP Servers

Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that expose Foxit PDF Services API operations as tools for AI agents like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible applications.

Overview

This directory contains multiple implementations of the Foxit PDF API MCP Server:

🐍 Python Version

Location: python/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server/
Features: 35+ PDF operations including creation, conversion, manipulation, security, OCR, forms, and analysis
Technologies: FastMCP, Python 3.11+, uv package manager
Status: ✅ Active development - Full feature parity with TypeScript version

👉 View Python README for installation and usage instructions.

📘 TypeScript Version

Location: typescript/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server/
Features: 35+ PDF operations with comprehensive TypeScript support
Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, pnpm
Status: ✅ Active development - Full feature parity with Python version

👉 View TypeScript README for installation and usage instructions.

⚠️ stdio-python (Legacy)

Location: stdio-python/
Status: ⚠️ DEPRECATED - Use the new Python version above instead
Note: This was the original implementation and is no longer maintained

Features

Both Python and TypeScript versions provide:

📄 Document Lifecycle - Upload, download, delete documents
🔄 PDF Creation - Convert Word, Excel, PPT, HTML, URL, text, images to PDF
📤 PDF Conversion - Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PPT, HTML, text, images
✂️ Manipulation - Split, merge, extract, compress, flatten, linearize, watermark, page operations
🔒 Security - Add/remove passwords, set permissions
📊 Properties - Extract comprehensive PDF metadata and properties
🔍 Analysis - Compare PDFs
📝 Forms - Export and import form data as JSON

Getting Started

Prerequisites

API Credentials: Sign up at Foxit Developer Portal to get your Client ID and Client Secret
Python Version: Python 3.11+ and uv package manager
TypeScript Version: Node.js 18+ and pnpm

Quick Start

Choose your preferred implementation:

Python:

cd python/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server
# See python/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server/README.md for full instructions

TypeScript:

cd typescript/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server
# See typescript/foxit-pdf-api-mcp-server/README.md for full instructions

Environment Variables

All versions require the following environment variables:

FOXIT_CLOUD_API_HOST: API host URL (e.g., https://na1.fusion.foxit.com/pdf-services)
FOXIT_CLOUD_API_CLIENT_ID: Your client ID from Foxit Developer Portal
FOXIT_CLOUD_API_CLIENT_SECRET: Your client secret from Foxit Developer Portal

Support

For issues or questions:

Check the specific README for your chosen implementation
Visit Foxit Developer Portal for API documentation
Review the CONTRIBUTING.md guide for development setup

Foxit PDF API