{"id":"pdf-manipulation-mcp-server-fastmcp","name":"pdf-manipulation-mcp-server-fastmcp","homepage":"https://pypi.org/project/pdf-manipulation-mcp-server-fastmcp/","repo_url":"https://github.com/fastmcp-me/pdf-manipulation-mcp-server.git","category":"api-gateway","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","pdf","pymupdf","python","pdf-manipulation","fastmcp","tools","devtools","file-processing"],"what_it_does":"Provides a Python MCP (Model Context Protocol) server exposing tools to directly manipulate PDF files (text, images, annotations, form fields, page operations, cropping, and metadata) using PyMuPDF/official MCP FastMCP.","use_cases":["Programmatically add/replace text in PDFs","Insert and extract images from PDFs","Create and highlight/underline/strikeout annotations","Add and fill PDF form fields","Merge/split/rotate/delete/crop/combine PDF pages","Extract and set PDF metadata","Auto-crop pages by detecting content boundaries"],"not_for":["Hosted, multi-tenant SaaS use without additional security hardening","Sensitive-document processing without local isolation and file access controls","Cases requiring guaranteed idempotency or strict transactional semantics for multi-step edits"],"best_when":"Used locally or in a trusted environment where a developer/agent controls input PDFs and output locations.","avoid_when":"Avoid running untrusted PDFs through it in a high-trust production environment without sandboxing and least-privilege filesystem controls.","alternatives":["Use PyMuPDF directly in your own code","Other PDF manipulation tools (e.g., pdf-lib equivalents in other languages) for non-MCP workflows","A different MCP PDF tool (if available) with clearer security posture and API contracts"],"af_score":64.8,"security_score":29.2,"reliability_score":27.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["pypi"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:48:52.254327+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication mechanism is described in the provided README/manifest; behavior appears oriented around running a local MCP server process."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information provided; appears to be an open-source local tool."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":64.8,"security_score":29.2,"reliability_score":27.5,"mcp_server_quality":70.0,"documentation_accuracy":65.0,"error_message_quality":null,"error_message_notes":"README claims validation, checks, and reporting of PyMuPDF exceptions, but there are no explicit examples of error payloads/status codes.","auth_complexity":95.0,"rate_limit_clarity":10.0,"tls_enforcement":10.0,"auth_strength":20.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":55.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"Security posture is unclear from the provided materials. The server is file-manipulation-focused and likely runs locally; TLS/auth are not described. Because it processes arbitrary PDFs, risk may include malformed-file crashes and potential vulnerabilities in underlying libraries (PyMuPDF). The README mentions output file safety (timestamped files) but does not discuss input validation depth, sandboxing, path traversal protections, or upload/size limits.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":35.0,"breaking_changes_history":20.0,"error_recovery":55.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"README indicates outputs are written with timestamps to avoid overwriting originals; this suggests repeated calls create new files rather than true idempotent behavior.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["File-based operations can produce timestamped new output PDFs, so repeated runs may create multiple artifacts rather than overwriting.","No explicit rate limit guidance is provided for MCP tool calls.","Authentication/authorization is not described; agents should assume a local/trusted execution model unless the MCP runtime provides its own protections."]}}