Shrink the PDFs in a folder
"Compress the PDFs in assets so the repository stays small."
KovaPDF for VS Code
Add the KovaPDF MCP server to VS Code
One click adds KovaPDF to VS Code. In agent mode, ask for a PDF to be compressed, merged, split, converted or redacted, and the tools run with your own KovaPDF account.
- One click install
- Works in agent mode
- Uses your account's usual limits
Set up
Install in VS Code
Choose Add to VS Code
VS Code opens and shows the KovaPDF server. Choose Install. If the button does not open VS Code, use the web install link.
Or add it from a terminal
This command adds the same server to your VS Code profile.
Terminalcode --add-mcp '{"name":"kovapdf","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.kovapdf.com"}'Sign in
The first time the server starts, VS Code asks you to sign in. The KovaPDF page opens; sign in and choose Allow.
Ask in agent mode
Open the chat, switch to agent mode, make sure the KovaPDF tools are ticked, and say what you need.
Examples
Things you can ask in agent mode
Make one document
"Merge the cover page and the report into one PDF."
Get tables out
"Convert this statement PDF to Excel."
Read a scan
"Read the text of this scanned page."
Redact a sample
"Remove the phone numbers from this sample before I share it."
Bangla or Hindi text
"Convert this Bijoy text file to Unicode."
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 VS Code
Does this work in VS Code for the web?
The web install link opens the install in the VS Code you use. Agent mode and MCP servers need a VS Code that supports them.
Which files are sent to KovaPDF?
Only the files you ask the agent to work on. They are deleted within an hour.
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 the server from VS Code's MCP servers list, and remove VS Code 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
Cursor
One click install. The agent works on PDFs in your project.
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.