📄 MCP Export to PDF

A custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for LM Studio that allows AI models to export conversations, summaries, or structured Markdown documentation directly into a styled, professional PDF file.

It uses marked to parse Markdown into HTML and puppeteer to render HTML into a high-fidelity PDF, supporting tables, code blocks, emojis, and modern CSS formatting.

🚀 Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)

• pnpm

• LM Studio with MCP support enabled.

• macOS, Linux, or Windows.

Related MCP server: Gen-PDF MCP Server

📦 Local Installation

1. Clone this repository to your preferred location:

   git clone git@github.com:YOUR_USERNAME/mcp-export-pdf.git
   cd mcp-export-pdf

2. Install the required dependencies:

   pnpm install

3. Get the absolute path to the index.js file:

   • macOS / Linux:

     echo "$(pwd)/index.js"

   • Windows (PowerShell):

     echo "$((Get-Location).Path)\index.js"

   (Copy the exact output path from your terminal for the next step).

⚙️ LM Studio Setup

To register this server in LM Studio, add the absolute path to your global MCP configuration file.

1. Open your configuration file in an editor:

   • macOS / Linux: open -e ~/.lmstudio/mcp.json (or nano ~/.lmstudio/mcp.json)

   • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.lmstudio\mcp.json

2. Add the export-pdf entry inside the mcpServers object. Replace /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/mcp-export-pdf/index.js with the real path obtained in the previous step:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "export-pdf": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": [
           "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/mcp-export-pdf/index.js"
         ]
       }
     }
   }

3. Save the changes, open LM Studio, navigate to the Integrations (MCP) tab, and restart the server to load the export_to_pdf tool.

💡 Chat Usage

Once active, any model capable of Tool Calling (such as Qwen 2.5 Coder) can invoke this tool automatically.

Example Prompt:

"Generate a quick guide on Hexagonal Architecture in Go and export it to PDF using the export_to_pdf tool under the name Hexagonal_Guide.pdf."

The model will output the content in Markdown, trigger export_to_pdf, and the server will render the PDF directly into your configured workspace directory.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• @modelcontextprotocol/sdk: Core MCP server SDK handling Standard I/O (STDIO) communication.

• Marked: Fast Markdown-to-HTML parser.

• Puppeteer: Headless Chromium engine for PDF generation.