Markdown to PDF
Converts Markdown documents to PDF format using Lightning Network micropayments, providing high-quality LaTeX-powered output without requiring sign-ups or API keys.
Converts Markdown documents to PDF format using Lightning Network micropayments, handling payment flows with QR codes and returning downloadable PDF URLs for pay-per-use document conversion.
What it does
- Convert Markdown documents to PDF format
- Process payments via Lightning Network
- Generate LaTeX-powered high-quality PDFs
- Handle QR code payment flows
- Return downloadable PDF URLs
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About Markdown to PDF
Markdown to PDF is a community-built MCP server published by serendipity-ai that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Easily convert Markdown to PDF using Lightning Network micropayments. Pay per document with QR codes and get a downloada It is categorized under productivity. This server exposes 1 tool that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
How to install
You can install Markdown to PDF in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
License
Markdown to PDF is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Tools (1)
Convert markdown to PDF, and pay with Lightning
markdown2pdf-mcp
⚡ Markdown to PDF conversion, for agents. ⚡
Agents speak Markdown. Humans prefer PDF. We bridge the gap for the final stage of your agentic workflow. No sign-ups, no credit cards, just sats for bytes.
Read the full documentation at markdown2pdf.ai
Here’s the output of a markdown file converted to PDF format, showing cover page, table of contents and table support. Our engine is powered by LaTeX rather than HTML to PDF conversion as many other libraries and services use, which results in a much higher quality, print-ready output.
This package provides MCP server support for clients such as Claude Desktop. You can read full instructions on how to configure Claude in our documentation.
Quickstart
Just drop the following into your Claude Desktop configuration file.
"mcpServers": {
"markdown2pdf": {
"command":"npx",
"args": ["@serendipityai/markdown2pdf-mcp"],
"cwd": "~"
}
}
Once you've done that, try asking Claude:
Generate some lorem ipsum in markdown format and then make a PDF out of it
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