PreteWorks API
One key for the document-to-web pipeline: scrape, AI-extract, build & edit PDFs, fill forms.
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://api.preteworks.com/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://api.preteworks.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"preteworks-api": {
"url": "https://api.preteworks.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
}
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http preteworks-api https://api.preteworks.com/mcp --header "Authorization: <value>"{
"servers": {
"preteworks-api": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.preteworks.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
}
}
}
}29 tools, verified live
render_html_to_pdfRender a full HTML document to a PDF. External subresources are blocked for safety â inline images/fonts as data: URIs. Returns a file_id (for chaining) and a ~1h download URL.
number_pdfStamp a page number on every page. position: bottom-center (default) | bottom-left | bottom-right | top-center | top-left | top-right. format supports {n} and {total}. Returns a file_id + ~1h URL.
pdf_inforead-onlyRead a PDF's metadata (title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates) plus page count and page size, as JSON.
set_pdf_metadataSet a PDF's title, author, subject, keywords (array or comma string) and/or creator. Only the fields you provide change. Returns a file_id + ~1h URL.
render_documentRender a structured document to a PDF from a named template (invoice, receipt, report). Money/totals are computed for you. Returns a file_id (for chaining) and a ~1h download URL.
merge_pdfsCombine 2+ PDFs into a single PDF, in the order given. Inputs are file_ids (from prior tools) or base64 PDFs. Returns a file_id (for chaining) and a ~1h download URL.
select_pagesKeep only the specified pages of a PDF (e.g. [1,3,5]) and drop the rest, preserving order. Returns a file_id (for chaining) and a ~1h download URL.
rotate_pdfRotate every page of a PDF by 90, 180, or 270 degrees (clockwise). Returns a file_id (for chaining) and a ~1h download URL.
watermark_pdfStamp a diagonal grey text watermark (e.g. "DRAFT", "CONFIDENTIAL") across every page of a PDF. Returns a file_id (for chaining) and a ~1h download URL.
extract_pdf_textread-onlyExtract the text content of a PDF â for RAG, summarization, or search. Accepts a file_id (from a prior tool) or a base64-encoded PDF, and returns the text inline. Not OCR: a scanned/image-only PDF returns little or no text.
images_to_pdfCombine PNG/JPEG images (base64) into a PDF, one image per page. Returns a file_id and a ~1h URL.
markdown_to_pdfRender Markdown to a clean, print-styled PDF. Returns a file_id and a ~1h URL.
split_pdfSplit a PDF into multiple PDFs â one per page by default, or by page ranges like '1-3;4-6'. Returns a file_id + URL per part.
read_pdf_formread-onlyList a PDF's form fields (name, type, value, options) as JSON.
fill_pdf_formFill a PDF's form fields from a map of field -> value; optionally flatten. Returns a file_id and a ~1h URL.
file_to_markdownread-onlyConvert a Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx) or CSV file (base64) into clean Markdown â for RAG, agents and pipelines. DOCX keeps headings/lists/tables; spreadsheets become Markdown tables (one per sheet). Returns Markdown inline. Optional 'format' (docx|xlsx|csv) overrides auto-detection.
data_to_spreadsheetTurn rows of data into a downloadable XLSX (default) or CSV. 'rows' is an array of objects (keys â header row) or an array of arrays (first row is the header). Returns a file_id (for chaining) and a ~1h download URL.
batch_scraperead-onlyFetch up to 10 public URLs and return each as clean Markdown, in one call â for research/RAG over several pages at once. Private/internal hosts are blocked.
crawl_siteread-onlyFetch a URL plus up to 7 more same-origin pages it links to (â¤8 total), each as clean Markdown. Bounded and synchronous. Private/internal hosts are blocked.
map_siteread-onlyDiscover the same-origin URLs linked from a page â the site map, with no page content fetched. Private/internal hosts are blocked.
extract_dataread-onlyExtract specified fields from a web page, PDF, or Office file as JSON, using AI. Provide 'fields' plus ONE source: a 'url', a 'pdf' (file_id or base64), or a 'file' (base64 .docx/.xlsx/.csv). Returns a JSON object mapping each field to its value, or null when absent.
summarize_documentread-onlySummarize a web page, PDF, Office file (.docx/.xlsx/.csv), or raw text using AI. Provide ONE source: 'url', 'pdf' (file_id or base64), 'file' (base64), or 'text'. Optional 'max_words'. Returns the summary.
answer_from_documentread-onlyAnswer a question grounded ONLY in a source document â a web page, PDF, Office file, or raw text. Provide 'question' plus ONE source: 'url', 'pdf', 'file' (base64), or 'text'. Says so when the answer isn't in the document.
docx_to_textread-onlyExtract the text of a .docx document (base64). Returns the text inline.
docx_to_pdfConvert a .docx document (base64) to a PDF. Returns a file_id and a ~1h URL.
read_urlread-onlyFetch a public http/https URL and return its main content as clean Markdown â ideal for giving an agent readable web content for research or RAG. Private/internal hosts are blocked.
url_to_pdfFetch a public http/https URL and render the live page to a PDF. Returns a file_id (chainable into the PDF tools) and a ~1h download URL. Private/internal hosts are blocked.
url_to_screenshotFetch a public http/https URL and capture a PNG screenshot. Set full_page for the entire scroll height. Returns a file_id and a ~1h download URL.
scrape_pageread-onlyFetch a public http/https URL and return its rendered HTML, the links on the page, and page metadata (title/description/OpenGraph/canonical/favicon) â in one render. For clean Markdown use read_url instead. Private/internal hosts are blocked.
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