# pdf-edit-mcp

> MCP server for format-preserving PDF text editing — find, replace, and batch-edit text in existing PDFs while preserving fonts, layout, and visual fidelity.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/pdf-edit-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Aryan B V
- homepage: https://github.com/AryanBV/pdf-edit-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/AryanBV/pdf-edit-mcp
- version: 0.2.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai-tools, claude, format-preserving, mcp, mcp-server, model-context-protocol, pdf, pdf-edit, pdf-replace
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:pdf-edit-mcp

### Description (declared)

# pdf-edit-mcp

MCP server for editing text in existing PDFs through content-stream surgery. Targets fidelity preservation (original font, exact position, in-place operators) and reports — honestly — when fidelity has to break.

[![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pdf-edit-mcp)](https://pypi.org/project/pdf-edit-mcp/)
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![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-%3E%3D3.10-blue)

> **v0.2.0 is a native Python (FastMCP) server.** Earlier 0.1.x releases were a TypeScript MCP server that shelled out to a Python `bridge.py`; v0.2.0 imports the engine in-process — **one runtime, no Node.js**, distributed on PyPI. See [Migrating from 0.1.x](#migrating-from-01x-npm).

## How it works

Most PDF editors use a redact-and-replace approach — they white out the original text and stamp new text on top, usually with a substitute font. The result looks different from the original.

pdf-edit-mcp takes a different approach. It modifies the original PDF content stream operators directly, preserving the exact font, size, color, and position of the text being edited — when the embedded font already contains the glyphs you need.

| | Traditional approach | pdf-edit-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| **Method** | Redact old text, stamp new text | Modify content stream operators in place |
| **Font** | Substituted (often Helvetica) | Original font when possible; metric-equivalent fallback (e.g. Carlito for Calibri) when not |
| **Position** | Re-calculated | Exact original coordinates |
| **Quality feedback** | None | FidelityReport on every edit (`font_preserved`, `font_substituted`, `glyphs_missing`, `overflow_detected`, typed `degradations`) |

Powered by [pdf-edit-engine](https://github.com/AryanBV/pdf-edit-engine) — a Python library for PDF content stream surge…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.722, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/pdf-edit-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T09:25:49.825Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/pdf-edit-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/pdf-edit-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:pdf-edit-mcp