Bring Pdf Manipulation
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect PDF.co to Windsurf and start using 12 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the PDF.co MCP Server?
Connect your PDF.co account to any AI agent and take full control of your document orchestration and data extraction through natural conversation. PDF.co provides a professional-grade suite of tools for PDF manipulation, allowing you to convert files to various formats, perform high-fidelity OCR on scanned images, and manage document security directly from your chat interface.
What you can do
- Document Conversion Orchestration — Convert PDFs and images to plain text, JSON, CSV, or XML programmatically to ensure your data pipelines are always synchronized.
- High-Fidelity OCR Intelligence — Perform high-resolution OCR on scanned documents and handwritten text directly from the AI interface to extract critical metadata.
- Data Extraction & Merging — Extract tables and metadata or merge multiple PDF files via natural language to maintain a high-fidelity document repository.
- Security & Protection Control — Add or remove password protection and manage PDF security settings using simple AI commands.
- Operational Monitoring — Track background job statuses and manage account balance to ensure your document production is always optimized.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your PDF.co API Key from your dashboard settings
3. Start managing your document processing from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more manual data entry from scanned invoices. Your AI acts as a dedicated document analyst or data processing coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Data Analysts & Accountants — quickly extract tabular data from PDF reports and monitor financial records without switching apps.
- Operations Managers — automate the merging and splitting of logistics documents via natural conversation.
- Developers — integrate real-time PDF conversion and OCR capabilities directly within the chat.
Built-in capabilities (12)
Check async job status
Extract PDF metadata with AI
co account and credit balance. Get account information
Merge multiple PDFs
Perform OCR on an image
Convert PDF tables to CSV
Convert PDF to structured JSON
Convert PDF to plain text
Convert PDF to XML
Add password to PDF
Split a PDF
Remove password from PDF
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple PDF.co tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 12 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 12 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
PDF.co in Windsurf
PDF.co and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect PDF.co to Windsurf through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for PDF.co in Windsurf
The PDF.co MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 12 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Windsurf only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
PDF.co for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the PDF.co MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can my AI automatically find and extract a specific table from a PDF?
Yes! Use the convert_to_csv or convert_to_json tools. Your agent will respond with the structured tabular data from the document in seconds, ready for analysis.
How do I find my PDF.co API Key?
Log in to your PDF.co account, navigate to the main dashboard, and you will find your unique secret API key (starting with your email reference or key string) there.
Does this support handwritten text recognition?
Absolutely. PDF.co's high-fidelity OCR engine is designed to handle both printed and handwritten text with high accuracy across multiple languages.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.
Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.
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