Shrink the PDFs in a folder
"Compress every PDF in docs before I commit them."
KovaPDF for Cursor
Add the KovaPDF MCP server to Cursor
One click adds KovaPDF to Cursor. Then ask the agent to compress, merge, split, convert or redact PDFs in your project, and it does the work with your own KovaPDF account.
- One click install
- Signs in with your KovaPDF account
- Uses your account's usual limits
Set up
Install in Cursor
Choose Add to Cursor
Cursor opens and shows the KovaPDF server. Choose Install. If the button does not open Cursor, use the web install link.
Or add it by hand
Put this in .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or in the same file in your home folder for every project.
mcp.json{ "mcpServers": { "kovapdf": { "url": "https://mcp.kovapdf.com" } } }Sign in
In Cursor's settings, find KovaPDF in the list of MCP servers and choose to connect. Sign in to KovaPDF and choose Allow.
Ask the agent
In the agent chat, ask for what you need and point to a file in your project or a link to one.
Examples
Things you can ask the agent
Build one handout
"Merge the release notes and the guide into one PDF."
Turn a PDF into data
"Convert this report to Excel so I can read the tables in code."
Read scanned fixtures
"Read the text of these scanned test files."
Clean a sample before sharing
"Redact the email addresses in this sample PDF."
Check a signed file
"Check the signatures in this signed PDF."
Limits and privacy
What to expect
Your account's usual limits
Every job runs as your KovaPDF account and uses that account's usual limits, the same as on the website. An app can never do more than your account can.
Files deleted within an hour
Files you send and the results are deleted within an hour. Results come back as download links that stop working soon after; ask again for a fresh one.
You choose, and you can undo it
You see the app's name and what it asks to do, and choose Allow or Cancel. Remove it any time in your dashboard under Connected apps; it stops at once.
Your file's words stay data
Text read out of a file comes back marked as file content, so the assistant treats it as data and never follows instructions hidden inside a document.
Says where the work was done
Every result says it was done with KovaPDF, so whoever reads it later knows which tool changed the file.
Questions
Questions about KovaPDF and Cursor
Does the agent upload my whole project?
No. Only the files you ask it to work on are sent to KovaPDF, and they are deleted within an hour.
Where does the result go?
The tool returns a download link. The agent can save the file into your project or give you the link.
What is the address of the KovaPDF MCP server?
It is https://mcp.kovapdf.com. It uses Streamable HTTP, and you sign in with your KovaPDF account the first time an app connects.
How do I remove it?
Remove KovaPDF from Cursor's MCP settings or from mcp.json, and remove Cursor in your KovaPDF dashboard under Connected apps.
What happens if KovaPDF pauses this app?
The step stops with a plain message saying KovaPDF has paused connections from this app for now, and nothing is changed. You can still use every tool on the KovaPDF website.
More integrations
Use KovaPDF in other places too
VS Code
One click install for agent mode in VS Code.
How to set it upClaude
Add KovaPDF as a connector and work on PDFs in the chat.
How to set it upGemini CLI
One command adds the PDF tools to your terminal.
How to set it upSDKs and CLI
JavaScript and Python packages, and a command line tool.
How to set it upEvery integration in one place
See every app KovaPDF works in, or read how connections, files and jobs work in the developer docs.
Something not working? Write to support@kovapdf.com.