mcp-document-converter

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mcp-document-converter

A simple and powerful document conversion MCP server using Pandoc.

When to use this

✅ When you need to convert documents between different formats
Converting markdown to Word, HTML to PDF, or any combination of supported formats.

✅ When you want to generate professional documents in Cursor
Creating Word documents, PDFs, or other formats directly from your markdown content.

✅ When you need consistent document branding
Automatically adds copyright and branding to all generated documents.

✅ When you need a reliable, high-quality document converter
Built on the industry-standard Pandoc conversion engine.

Features

• Fast document conversion through the Cursor MCP API
• Supports markdown, HTML, PDF, DOCX, RST, LaTeX, EPUB, TXT
• Automatic path normalization for Windows compatibility
• Multiple conversion modes: string-to-string, string-to-file, file-to-file
• Automatic copyright addition to all generated documents

Manual Installation

Prerequisites

• Pandoc must be installed and available in your PATH
  • Download and install manually from the official website
  • Important: Restart your computer after installing Pandoc
  • You can verify installation by running pandoc --version in terminal
• For PDF generation, a LaTeX distribution is required (MiKTeX recommended for Windows)
• Git and Go programming language must be installed

Manual Build

1. Clone this repository
2. Build the server:

   go build -o mcp-document-converter ./cmd/main.go
   

3. Run the server:

   ./mcp-document-converter
   

Integration with Cursor IDE

To integrate with Cursor IDE, add the following to your MCP configuration file (mcp.json):

// In the "servers" section
"pandoc_mcp_go": {
  "type": "stdio",
  "command": "mcp-ducument-converter",
}

// In the "roots" section
"pandoc": {
  "type": "document-converter",
  "server": "pandoc_mcp_go"
}

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.