Render Markdown, HTML or invoice/certificate/report templates to PDF files via the PaperType API.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add papertype-mcp -e PAPERTYPE_API_KEY=<PAPERTYPE_API_KEY> -e PAPERTYPE_OUTPUT_DIR=<PAPERTYPE_OUTPUT_DIR> -e PAPERTYPE_BASE_URL=<PAPERTYPE_BASE_URL> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"papertype-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"PAPERTYPE_API_KEY": "<PAPERTYPE_API_KEY>",
"PAPERTYPE_OUTPUT_DIR": "<PAPERTYPE_OUTPUT_DIR>",
"PAPERTYPE_BASE_URL": "<PAPERTYPE_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"papertype-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"PAPERTYPE_API_KEY": "<PAPERTYPE_API_KEY>",
"PAPERTYPE_OUTPUT_DIR": "<PAPERTYPE_OUTPUT_DIR>",
"PAPERTYPE_BASE_URL": "<PAPERTYPE_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"papertype-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"PAPERTYPE_API_KEY": "<PAPERTYPE_API_KEY>",
"PAPERTYPE_OUTPUT_DIR": "<PAPERTYPE_OUTPUT_DIR>",
"PAPERTYPE_BASE_URL": "<PAPERTYPE_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
PAPERTYPE_API_KEYRequired, secret | PaperType API key (dp_...). Get one at https://papertype.dev/signup. |
PAPERTYPE_OUTPUT_DIROptional | Directory where rendered PDFs are saved. Default: the OS temp dir + /papertype. |
PAPERTYPE_BASE_URLOptional | API origin. Default https://papertype.dev; change only for test deployments. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | dev.papertype/papertype-mcp |
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