Edit text inside existing PDFs: replace, delete, redact, insert, fill forms; original fonts kept.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add pdfedit --env PDFEDIT_API_KEY='<PDFEDIT_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @niubai/pdfedit-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.pdfedit]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@niubai/pdfedit-mcp"]
env = { PDFEDIT_API_KEY = "<PDFEDIT_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add pdfedit --env PDFEDIT_API_KEY='<PDFEDIT_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @niubai/pdfedit-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfedit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@niubai/pdfedit-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PDFEDIT_API_KEY": "<PDFEDIT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"pdfedit": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@niubai/pdfedit-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PDFEDIT_API_KEY": "<PDFEDIT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfedit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@niubai/pdfedit-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PDFEDIT_API_KEY": "<PDFEDIT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfedit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@niubai/pdfedit-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PDFEDIT_API_KEY": "<PDFEDIT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfedit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@niubai/pdfedit-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PDFEDIT_API_KEY": "<PDFEDIT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http pdfedit https://pdfedit-mcp-remote.niubai-pdfedit-remote-worker.workers.dev/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.pdfedit]
url = "https://pdfedit-mcp-remote.niubai-pdfedit-remote-worker.workers.dev/mcp"
# codex mcp add pdfedit --url https://pdfedit-mcp-remote.niubai-pdfedit-remote-worker.workers.dev/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfedit": {
"url": "https://pdfedit-mcp-remote.niubai-pdfedit-remote-worker.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"pdfedit": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://pdfedit-mcp-remote.niubai-pdfedit-remote-worker.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfedit": {
"httpUrl": "https://pdfedit-mcp-remote.niubai-pdfedit-remote-worker.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfedit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://pdfedit-mcp-remote.niubai-pdfedit-remote-worker.workers.dev/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfedit": {
"url": "https://pdfedit-mcp-remote.niubai-pdfedit-remote-worker.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Environment variables
PDFEDIT_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.