PDFBetter
Fill, convert, OCR, merge, split, extract data from and summarize PDFs. AI answers cite the page.
What it does
PDFBetter is an MCP server, a connector that lets an AI assistant use it as a tool. It is hosted: an assistant connects to it over the internet, nothing to install.
From the publisher's description, Electra Index matched it to 3 capabilities: data extraction, document understanding and summarization. That makes it a candidate for tasks such as extract data from PDFs or summarize academic papers.
Facts come from the Official MCP Registry, as declared by the publisher. Capabilities are matched automatically (low confidence) and are not a test of the tool.
At a glance
How to connect
As declared in the Official MCP Registry · not tested by Electra IndexHosted endpoint
https://pdfbetter.com/api/mcp/streamable-http
Required: Authorization (get it from the publisher)
MCP settings (Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients)
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdfbetter": {
"url": "https://pdfbetter.com/api/mcp/",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<your Authorization>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in <angle brackets>.
Tasks it helps with
Share of each task's required capabilities it covers| Extract data from PDFs Data Extraction · Document Understanding | 100% |
| Summarize academic papers Document Understanding · Summarization | 100% |
| Summarize long documents Document Understanding · Summarization | 100% |
| Label and classify data Data Extraction · Summarization | 100% |
| Review contracts Document Understanding · Summarization | 100% |
| Answer questions from internal documents Document Understanding | 50% |
| Clean and merge spreadsheets Data Extraction | 50% |
| Extract website data Data Extraction | 50% |
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Ready-made AI agents
Facts & evidence
Each fact shows where it was seen and when.| Fact | Value | Evidence | Source | Last confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted endpoint | https://pdfbetter.com/api/mcp/ | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 45m ago |
| Local install (package) | no | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 45m ago |
| Remote access (hosted) | yes | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 45m ago |
| Website | https://pdfbetter.com/integrations/mcp/ | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 45m ago |
| Registry status | active | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 45m ago |
| Version | 1.0.0 | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 45m ago |
| MCP server | yes | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 45m ago |
Change history
- NEW18 Oct 2026first seen in the index
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How do I connect PDFBetter?
Use the hosted endpoint https://pdfbetter.com/api/mcp/ in your assistant's MCP settings. The exact settings are in "How to connect" above, as declared in the Official MCP Registry.
Does PDFBetter need an API key or token?
Yes. The registry entry lists a required value: Authorization. Get it from the publisher.
What can I use PDFBetter for?
Based on its description, it is most relevant to: extract data from PDFs, summarize academic papers, summarize long documents, label and classify data.