Integration · Documents
Connect Claude & ChatGPT to PDF Maker
Ask your AI to make a certificate, a quote or a letter from one of your PDF Maker templates. It lists your templates, reads which placeholders a template expects, fills them with the values you give it and returns a link to the finished PDF. For templates that use Airtable as their source, it can generate a PDF straight from an Airtable record.
Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.
Try asking
“Which templates do I have in PDF Maker?”
The AI lists all templates in your account with their IDs.
“What fields does the course certificate template need?”
It lists the placeholders that template expects, so you know what to fill in.
“Make a certificate for Maria Jensen, course Advanced Excel, dated 12 May.”
It fills the template's placeholders with those values and returns a URL to the PDF.
What your AI can do
Templates
List all templates in your account and see exactly which placeholders each one expects.
Filled PDFs
Generate a PDF from a template with the values you give, with an optional file name, and get a link back.
Airtable records
Generate a PDF from an Airtable-sourced template for a single Airtable record.
“Create a PDF named quote-acme from the quote template with these line items.”
It generates the PDF with your values and the file name you chose and returns the link.
“Generate the invoice PDF for Airtable record recA1b2C3.”
It generates a PDF from your Airtable-sourced template for that record and returns the link.
“Make welcome letters for these three new customers.”
It fills the letter template once per customer and returns a link to each PDF.
4 tools for PDF Maker - Automate Documents
These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.
create_pdfChanges dataGenerate a PDF from a template: pass `template_id` and `data` (placeholder values keyed by placeholder name), optionally `pdf_file_name`. Returns a URL to the PDF.create_pdf_from_airtable_recordChanges dataGenerate a PDF from an Airtable-sourced template for one Airtable record, by `template_id` and `record_id`. Returns a URL to the PDF.list_template_placeholdersList the placeholders a template expects, by `template_id`. Call this before create_pdf to know which keys to fill.list_templatesList all templates in your PDF Maker account, with their IDs.
Set up in three steps
- 1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose PDF Maker - Automate Documents from the app list.
- 2
Paste your key
Paste your PDF Maker API key. Sign in to PDF Maker and copy your API key. PDF Maker's help article on using the PDF Maker API shows where to find it.
- 3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
- Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
- Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
- Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.
Questions
What can the AI do in PDF Maker?
The AI can list your templates, list the placeholders a template expects, generate a PDF from a template with placeholder values, and generate a PDF from an Airtable-sourced template for one Airtable record. Each generated PDF comes back as a URL.
Does the AI see my PDF Maker credentials?
No. Your PDF Maker API key is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save them, they are not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.
Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?
Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start read-only. Generating a PDF creates a new file in your PDF Maker account, so the create tools can require your approval before they run. Every tool call is logged.
Does it work with ChatGPT?
Yes. In ChatGPT, open Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced, turn on Developer mode and add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.
What does it cost?
PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own PDF Maker account.
How does the AI know what to put in a template?
It first reads the list of placeholders the template expects, then fills each one with a value from your request. If a value is missing, you can ask it to check the placeholders and tell you what it still needs before it creates the PDF.
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