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claude mcp add pdfm-mcp -e PDFM_MCP_VM_ID=<PDFM_MCP_VM_ID> -e PDFM_MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<PDFM_MCP_LOG_LEVEL> -- https://github.com/Parallels/pdfm-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.4/pdfm-mcp-0.1.4.mcpb
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfm-mcp": {
"command": "https://github.com/Parallels/pdfm-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.4/pdfm-mcp-0.1.4.mcpb",
"args": [],
"env": {
"PDFM_MCP_VM_ID": "<PDFM_MCP_VM_ID>",
"PDFM_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<PDFM_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfm-mcp": {
"command": "https://github.com/Parallels/pdfm-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.4/pdfm-mcp-0.1.4.mcpb",
"args": [],
"env": {
"PDFM_MCP_VM_ID": "<PDFM_MCP_VM_ID>",
"PDFM_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<PDFM_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"pdfm-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "https://github.com/Parallels/pdfm-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.4/pdfm-mcp-0.1.4.mcpb",
"args": [],
"env": {
"PDFM_MCP_VM_ID": "<PDFM_MCP_VM_ID>",
"PDFM_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<PDFM_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
PDFM_MCP_VM_IDOptional | Optional VM id or name to restrict the server to a single VM (empty = all VMs) |
PDFM_MCP_LOG_LEVELOptional | debug, info, warn or error (default info) |
Details
| Package | https://github.com/Parallels/pdfm-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.4/pdfm-mcp-0.1.4.mcpb (MCPB, stdio) |
| First published | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.Parallels/pdfm-mcp |
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