How do I install Pdfgate?

Pdfgate is a local plugin. Install it using npm package: @pdfgate/mcp-server and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

What credentials does Pdfgate need?

Pdfgate requires the following credentials or environment variables: PDFGATE_API_KEY, PDFGATE_WEBHOOK_PORT. You can find setup instructions on the server detail page.

What AI apps work with Pdfgate?

Pdfgate uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Pdfgate MCP Server

by Pdfgate

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MCP server for the PDFGate API. Generate PDFs, manage documents and handle e-signatures.

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MCP server for the PDFGate API. Generate PDFs, manage documents and handle e-signatures.

Security Report

10.0

Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (10 strong, 8 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

12 files analyzed · 1 issue found

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Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

file_system

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env_vars

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HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Your PDFGate API key (starts with live_ for production or test_ for sandbox)Optional

Environment variable: PDFGATE_API_KEY

Port for the local webhook listener (default: 3599)Optional

Environment variable: PDFGATE_WEBHOOK_PORT

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-pdfgate-mcp-server": {
      "env": {
        "PDFGATE_API_KEY": "your-pdfgate-api-key-here",
        "PDFGATE_WEBHOOK_PORT": "your-pdfgate-webhook-port-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pdfgate/mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

PDFGate MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the PDFGate API. Enables AI assistants to generate PDFs, manage documents and handle e-signatures.

Installation

Add the following to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfgate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pdfgate/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "PDFGATE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Getting an API key

Keys starting with live_ connect to the production environment
Keys starting with test_ connect to the sandbox environment

Tools

PDF Operations

Tool	Description
`generate_pdf`	Generate a PDF from a URL or raw HTML
`upload_pdf`	Upload a local PDF file or from a URL
`get_document`	Retrieve document metadata and a fresh download URL
`delete_document`	Delete a document
`flatten_pdf`	Flatten an interactive PDF into a static, non-editable file
`extract_pdf_form_data`	Extract form field values from a fillable PDF
`compress_pdf`	Compress a PDF to reduce file size
`protect_pdf`	Encrypt a PDF with a password and permission restrictions
`watermark_pdf`	Apply a text or image watermark to a PDF

E-Signatures

Tool	Description
`create_envelope`	Create a signing envelope from one or more documents
`send_envelope`	Send a created envelope to recipients
`get_envelope`	Get the current status of an envelope

Webhook Management

Tool	Description
`create_webhook`	Subscribe to PDFGate events
`delete_webhook`	Remove a webhook subscription

Webhook Triggers

The server listens for incoming PDFGate events on port 3599 by default. To receive events:

Expose port 3599 to the internet (e.g. via ngrok)
Use the create_webhook tool to register your public URL

Supported events:

Event	Description
`envelope.sent`	Signing request emails have been dispatched to recipients
`envelope.completed`	All documents in the envelope have been signed
`envelope.expired`	The envelope expired before all documents were signed
`envelope.document.completed`	A single document inside the envelope has been fully signed

Received events are available via the pdfgate://events MCP resource and pushed to the client in real time.

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`PDFGATE_API_KEY`	Yes	—	Your PDFGate API key
`PDFGATE_WEBHOOK_PORT`	No	`3599`	Port for the webhook listener

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Pdfgate MCP Server

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What You'll Need

How to Install

Documentation

PDFGate MCP Server

Installation

Getting an API key

Tools

PDF Operations

E-Signatures

Webhook Management

Webhook Triggers

Environment variables

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