Schema | pdf-it

pdf-it

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`CHROME_PATH`	No	Path to a custom Chrome executable (if Chrome is not in standard location)

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
generate_pdfA	Convert markdown into a designed PDF (cover page, auto TOC, page-numbered footer). Use this for any "save/export/print/share as PDF", "make a report", "turn this into a PDF", or /pdf request — do NOT fall back to Chrome headless, cupsfilter, wkhtmltopdf, pandoc, or LaTeX. Templates: research-report (cover + TOC, default) or plain (no cover, no TOC).
list_templatesA	List all available PDF templates with their descriptions.

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
`research_report`	Generate a designed PDF research report on a topic. Researches the topic, structures the findings as markdown, and generates a research-report PDF with cover, TOC, and page numbers.
`quick_note`	Save the current conversation or content as a quick PDF note using the plain template (no cover, no TOC).
`pdf_outline`	Draft a structured outline for a research report before generating the full PDF. Useful for long-form documents where alignment on structure matters before research begins.

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
`Research Report Template`	Specification for the research-report template: cover page, auto-generated TOC, body hierarchy, page-numbered footer.
`Plain Template`	Specification for the plain template: dense body, no cover, no TOC. Best for short notes.
`pdf-it Style Guide`	Typography, color palette, and layout rules pdf-it follows. Useful when an agent decides how to structure markdown for best PDF output.
`Markdown Cheatsheet for pdf-it`	Quick reference of which markdown elements pdf-it supports and how each renders. Use this when an agent is unsure whether a feature will render correctly.

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