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  "name": "io.github.Nizoka/pdfnative-mcp",
  "title": "pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection",
  "description": "PDF MCP: generate PDF/A & PDF/X-4, sign & verify PAdES (LTV), forms, merge, split, encrypt. 28 tools",
  "version": "1.7.0",
  "publishedAt": "2026-09-24T20:15:04.548365Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-09-24T20:15:04.548365Z",
  "repoUrl": "https://github.com/Nizoka/pdfnative-mcp",
  "websiteUrl": "https://github.com/Nizoka/pdfnative-mcp#readme",
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      "registryType": "npm",
      "identifier": "pdfnative-mcp",
      "version": "1.7.0",
      "transport": "stdio",
      "runtimeHint": "npx"
    }
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  "remotes": [],
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    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR",
      "isSecret": false,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "Absolute path of a sandboxed directory where outputMode='file' may write PDFs. Unset: every tool returns base64 only (file output disabled)."
    },
    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_CACHE_DIR",
      "isSecret": false,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "Opt-in content-addressed response cache directory (SHA-256 keyed, 1h TTL, 256 MiB LRU, plaintext at rest). Never caches encrypt/decrypt, sign, timestamp, add_ltv, update_metadata, encrypted builds or file output."
    },
    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_PORT",
      "isSecret": false,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "Serve Streamable HTTP on this loopback port instead of stdio (MCP 2026-07-28, stateless). Unauthenticated unless PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN is set."
    },
    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN",
      "isSecret": true,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "Opt-in bearer token for the HTTP transport (>= 16 chars, no whitespace). When set, /mcp requires 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' or answers 401. Never logged."
    },
    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_MAX_INFLATE_BYTES",
      "isSecret": false,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "Per-stream FlateDecode decompression cap in bytes (zip-bomb mitigation; default 104857600 = 100 MiB). Integer >= 1024; an invalid value refuses to start the server."
    },
    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_CREATION_DATE",
      "isSecret": false,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "ISO 8601 instant with a time zone (e.g. 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z) pinned as the creation date of every generated document: reproducible bytes on any host. A call's own creationDate still wins. An invalid value refuses to start the server."
    },
    {
      "name": "SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH",
      "isSecret": false,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "reproducible-builds.org convention: integer seconds since the Unix epoch, used as the pinned creation date when PDFNATIVE_MCP_CREATION_DATE is unset. An invalid value refuses to start the server."
    },
    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_URL",
      "isSecret": false,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "http(s) URL of the RFC 3161 timestamp authority used by sign_pdf timestamp=true and timestamp_pdf (PAdES B-T / B-LTA). Unset: those calls fail with TSA_NOT_CONFIGURED and no network request is made. Tool arguments can never supply a URL."
    },
    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH",
      "isSecret": true,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "Optional Authorization header value sent to the TSA (e.g. 'Basic ...' or 'Bearer ...'). Never logged or echoed."
    },
    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_REVOCATION",
      "isSecret": false,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "'ocsp', 'crl' or 'ocsp,crl': enables online revocation collection for add_ltv mode='online' (PAdES B-LT). Unset: that mode fails with REVOCATION_NOT_CONFIGURED; mode='offline' stays fully offline. Requires PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_ALLOWED_HOSTS."
    },
    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_ALLOWED_HOSTS",
      "isSecret": false,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "Comma-separated allow-list of OCSP / CRL responder hosts ('host', 'host:port' or '*.suffix'). Mandatory when PDFNATIVE_MCP_REVOCATION is set: responder URLs found in certificates are fetched only if the host matches (http(s) only, no credentials, no redirects, internal addresses rejected unless listed verbatim)."
    },
    {
      "name": "PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "isSecret": false,
      "isRequired": false,
      "description": "Per-request timeout for TSA / OCSP / CRL calls in milliseconds, 1000-120000 (default 10000)."
    }
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  "subcategory": "office",
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  "categoryAuto": true,
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      "id": "version-pinned",
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      "result": "pass",
      "detail": "Every package has an explicit version"
    },
    {
      "id": "secrets-requested",
      "label": "Secrets requested",
      "result": "info",
      "detail": "Asks for 2 secrets: PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN, PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH"
    },
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      "id": "known-registry",
      "label": "Known package registry",
      "result": "pass",
      "detail": "All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB"
    },
    {
      "id": "namespace",
      "label": "Namespace ownership",
      "result": "info",
      "detail": "Name verified via GitHub account Nizoka"
    },
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      "result": "pass",
      "detail": "Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI"
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      "id": "install-scripts",
      "label": "Install scripts",
      "result": "pass",
      "detail": "pdfnative-mcp@1.7.0 runs nothing at install"
    },
    {
      "id": "code-flags",
      "label": "Code red flags",
      "result": "pass",
      "detail": "Read 142 files in pdfnative-mcp@1.7.0: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found"
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-text",
      "label": "Text aimed at the AI",
      "result": "pass",
      "detail": "No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 142 files, including comments and the README"
    }
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