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Nutrient DWS MCP Server

Nutrient DWS MCP Server is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Nutrient Processor + Data Extraction MCP: convert, OCR, sign, redact, and extract PDFs/Office docs. It has 71 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @nutrient-sdk/dws-mcp-server.

github.com/PSPDFKit/nutrient-dws-mcp-server (opens in a new tab)

Install Nutrient DWS MCP Server

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nutrient-dws-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nutrient-sdk/dws-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NUTRIENT_DWS_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "NUTRIENT_DWS_EXTRACTION_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env NUTRIENT_DWS_API_KEY=your-value --env NUTRIENT_DWS_EXTRACTION_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio nutrient-dws-mcp-server -- npx -y @nutrient-sdk/dws-mcp-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nutrient-dws-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nutrient-sdk/dws-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NUTRIENT_DWS_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "NUTRIENT_DWS_EXTRACTION_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "nutrient_dws_api_key",
      "description": "NUTRIENT_DWS_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "nutrient_dws_extraction_api_key",
      "description": "NUTRIENT_DWS_EXTRACTION_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "nutrient-dws-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nutrient-sdk/dws-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NUTRIENT_DWS_API_KEY": "${input:nutrient_dws_api_key}",
        "NUTRIENT_DWS_EXTRACTION_API_KEY": "${input:nutrient_dws_extraction_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
NUTRIENT_DWS_API_KEYsecretNoNutrient DWS API key. Optional for local desktop use (browser sign-in on first request); required for CI or headless environments.
NUTRIENT_DWS_EXTRACTION_API_KEYsecretNoData Extraction API key (starts with pdflive), needed for parsedocument and extractfields in static-key mode. OAuth covers both products.
SANDBOX_PATHNoLocal directory the server is allowed to read and write documents in.
LOG_LEVELNoMinimum logging level; defaults to info.
MCP_LOG_FILENoLog file path; defaults to a temporary file in stdio mode.

Tools (8)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • document_processor

    Document processing for conversions, OCR, watermarking, rotation, annotation flattening, and redaction workflows

  • parse_document

    Structured data extraction (DWS Data Extraction API): typed JSON elements with bounding boxes and confidence, or…

  • extract_fields

    Schema-guided field extraction (DWS Data Extraction API): pulls specific named fields into a JSON shape you define,…

  • document_signer

    PDF signing with CMS / PKCS#7 and CAdES signatures plus visible or invisible appearance options

  • ai_redactor

    AI redaction for detecting and permanently removing sensitive content such as names, addresses, SSNs, emails, and…

  • check_credits

    Read-only account lookup for current DWS credits and usage. No document content is uploaded

  • sandbox_file_tree

    Read-only view of files inside the configured sandbox directory

  • directory_tree

    Read-only view of local files when sandbox mode is disabled. Sandbox mode is strongly recommended

About Nutrient DWS MCP Server

Give AI agents the power to generate, read, extract, process, and sign documents. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to the Nutrient Document Web Service (DWS) Processor and Data Extraction APIs — enabling document creation, editing, conversion, digital signing, OCR, and redaction, plus structured data extraction (typed JSON with bounding boxes and confidence, or schema-guided field extraction with per-field citations) through natural language.

  • ai-agents
  • claude
  • document-ai
  • document-processing
  • langchain
  • llm
  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • model-context-protocol
  • nutrient

FAQ

Nutrient DWS MCP Server FAQ

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What is Nutrient DWS MCP Server?

Nutrient DWS MCP Server is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Nutrient Processor + Data Extraction MCP: convert, OCR, sign, redact, and extract PDFs/Office docs. It has 71 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @nutrient-sdk/dws-mcp-server. The source code is at github.com/PSPDFKit/nutrient-dws-mcp-server.

How do I install the Nutrient DWS MCP Server MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @nutrient-sdk/dws-mcp-server to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Nutrient DWS MCP Server free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (NUTRIENT_DWS_API_KEY and NUTRIENT_DWS_EXTRACTION_API_KEY) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Nutrient DWS MCP Server actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Aug 28, 2026. The latest release is v0.1.3, published Aug 28, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.