PSPDFKit/nutrient-dws-mcp-server

Overview

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to the Nutrient Document Web Service (DWS) Processor API for PDF operations. It allows AI agents to run document processing tasks such as merging, splitting, or converting PDF files through a standardized server interface.

Best for

Best for
Developers building AI assistants that need server-side PDF processing capabilities.

Use cases

• Programmatically merge or split PDF files via an AI assistant
• Convert PDF documents to other formats using a server-based API
• Integrate PDF processing workflows into agent-based automation tools

How to use

Install

npx @nutrient-sdk/dws-mcp-server

Tools exposed

• document_processor
• document_signer
• ai_redactor
• check_credits
• sandbox_file_tree
• directory_tree
• NUTRIENT_DWS_API_KEY
• SANDBOX_PATH
• AUTH_SERVER_URL
• CLIENT_ID
• DWS_API_BASE_URL
• LOG_LEVEL
• MCP_LOG_FILE

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, ChatGPT

Notes

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to the Nutrient Document Web Service (DWS) Processor API for PDF operations. It allows AI agents to run document processing tasks such as merging, splitting, or converting PDF files through a standardized server interface.

65 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-03-25. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Programmatically merge or split PDF files via an AI assistant
• Convert PDF documents to other formats using a server-based API
• Integrate PDF processing workflows into agent-based automation tools

Pros

• Provides a direct MCP interface to a powerful document processing API
• Written in TypeScript, making it accessible for JavaScript/TypeScript developers
• Enables AI assistants to perform real PDF manipulation without local dependencies

Cons

• Requires access to a running Nutrient DWS backend and API credentials
• Limited to the capabilities of the Nutrient DWS API, which may have usage costs
• Relatively new with few stars (65), so community support and tooling maturity are limited

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