How to Use the PDF Munk MCP in AutoGen

Q: Can I limit which AutoGen agents have access to PDF Munk tools?

Yes. When registering tools via mcpservertools, you can pass the tool list only to specific agents, like your document generator, while keeping your critic agents sandboxed.

Q: How do AutoGen agents handle template selection in PDF Munk?

A planner agent can call listtemplates to see what is available, then pass the chosen ID to a writer agent. The writer agent then executes generatepdffromtemplate with the correct parameters.

Q: What happens if a PDF is too large for my agents to process?

Have your agents run compresspdf to shrink the file size. If the text content is still too dense, an agent can run splitpdf to process the document in smaller, manageable sections.

Let your AutoGen agents debate document designs and build polished PDFs through consensus.

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Set up an AutoGen conversation where a writer agent creates HTML drafts and a compliance agent reviews them. The compliance agent can run `generate_pdf_from_html` to render the draft, then inspect the layout before signing off. If the layout fails compliance checks, the reviewer agent can demand edits. Once both agents agree, the final document is passed to `add_watermark` to apply a "CONFIDENTIAL" stamp before distribution.

Delegate complex document tasks across specialized agents

Instead of one agent trying to do everything, divide the labor with this MCP Server. One agent uses `generate_screenshot` to capture visual evidence, while another runs `list_templates` to find the correct report format. A third coordinator agent takes these assets, calls `generate_pdf_from_template` with the captured data, and runs `compress_pdf` to optimize the output. This team-based approach prevents single-agent token limits from stalling your generation pipeline.

Resolve rendering disputes using live status checks

When your agents run into generation errors, they don't have to guess what went wrong. A supervisor agent can invoke `check_pdfmunk_status` to verify if the API is responsive before retrying a heavy operation like `merge_pdfs`. If a specific PDF fails to merge, a debugger agent can run `split_pdf` to isolate corrupt pages. The agents debate the cause of the failure and resolve the issue without human intervention.

Setup guide

Set up PDF Munk MCP in AutoGen

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
autogen-ext[mcp] package
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install AutoGen with MCP
Run pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]" autogen-agentchat. The MCP extension includes mcp_server_tools for stateless tool access.
2

Fetch tools from the MCP
Call mcp_server_tools(SseServerParams(url=...)) with your Vinkius endpoint. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Run your agent
Pass the tools to AssistantAgent and call agent.run(). The agent invokes PDF Munk tools and returns structured results.

agent.py

from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import SseServerParams, mcp_server_tools
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient

server_params = SseServerParams(
    url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
)

tools = await mcp_server_tools(server_params)

agent = AssistantAgent(
    name="PDF Munk_assistant",
    model_client=OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"),
    tools=tools,
)

result = await agent.run("List recent PDF Munk data")
print(result.messages[-1].content)

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Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
autogen-ext[mcp] + autogen-agentchat
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install dependencies
Same packages as above. McpWorkbench is ideal when your agent needs stateful sessions across multiple tool calls.
2

Use McpWorkbench as context manager
Wrap your agent in async with McpWorkbench(...) to maintain shared state and resources. The workbench manages the full MCP session lifecycle.
3

Run with workbench
Pass workbench=workbench to your agent. State is preserved across multiple tool calls within the same session.

agent.py

from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, SseServerParams
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient

server_params = SseServerParams(
    url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
)

async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
    agent = AssistantAgent(
        name="PDF Munk_assistant",
        model_client=OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"),
        workbench=workbench,
    )

    result = await agent.run("List recent PDF Munk data")
    print(result.messages[-1].content)

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Common questions about PDF Munk MCP in AutoGen

Agents share the local file paths of the generated assets in their conversation history. For example, after one agent runs `generate_pdf_from_html`, it sends the file path to the next agent, which uses it to call `add_watermark`.

Yes. When registering tools via `mcp_server_tools`, you can pass the tool list only to specific agents, like your document generator, while keeping your critic agents sandboxed.

A planner agent can call `list_templates` to see what is available, then pass the chosen ID to a writer agent. The writer agent then executes `generate_pdf_from_template` with the correct parameters.

Have your agents run `compress_pdf` to shrink the file size. If the text content is still too dense, an agent can run `split_pdf` to process the document in smaller, manageable sections.

Yes, because the MCP Server runs in an isolated V8 sandbox managed by Vinkius. Your private HTML templates, raw document text, and generated images are processed ephemerally and never shared or stored.

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