Kitbag MCP
An open-source MCP server bundling 50+ local utility tools for PDF processing, web scraping, OCR, data transformation, and more, with zero configuration and no API keys required.
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Kitbag MCP is a single, open-source Model Context Protocol server that bundles a curated library of 50+ high-value utility tools — document converters, OCR processors, web scrapers, data formatters, and AI developer utilities — all in one place.
Instead of installing, configuring, and paying to host a dozen single-purpose MCP servers, install Kitbag MCP once and selectively enable only the modules you need. It runs entirely on your machine: zero hosting costs, no API keys, no server setup.
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📖 Table of Contents
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- 🚀 Quick Start
- ⚙️ Client Setup
- 🎛️ Configuration
- 🗺️ Tool Category Index
- 📚 Complete Tool Directory
- 🏗️ Architecture
- 🛠️ Local Development & Contributions
- ⚖️ License
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🚀 Quick Start (Zero Config)
Run instantly using npx (Node.js required):
npx kitbag-mcp
Expose Specific Modules (Saves LLM Context Tokens)
To prevent your AI agents from getting overwhelmed by tool options, enable only what you need:
# Enable PDF and Web scraping modules only
npx kitbag-mcp --enabled-modules pdf,web
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⚙️ Supported Clients Setup
1. Claude Desktop
Add this entry to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kitbag-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kitbag-mcp",
"--enabled-modules",
"pdf,web,image,data,utility,ai"
]
}
}
}
2. Cursor
- Go to Settings → Beta Features → MCP.
- Click + Add New MCP Server.
- Configure:
- Name:
Kitbag MCP - Type:
stdio - Command:
npx -y kitbag-mcp --enabled-modules pdf,web,data,utility
- Name:
3. Windsurf
Add this entry to your mcp_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kitbag-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kitbag-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KITBAG_ENABLED_MODULES": "pdf,web,data,utility"
}
}
}
}
🎛️ Configuration Flags & Environment Variables
Kitbag MCP can be configured through CLI flags, environment variables, or a JSON config file — whichever fits your workflow.
| Configuration Source | Example Usage |
|---|---|
| CLI Flags | --enabled-modules pdf,web or --enabled-tools utility.qr_generate |
| Env Variables | KITBAG_ENABLED_MODULES=pdf,web or KITBAG_ENABLED_TOOLS=utility.qr_generate |
| JSON Config | A kitbag-config.json file in the current working directory, or via --config /path/to/config.json |
kitbag-config.json schema:
{
"enabledModules": ["pdf", "web", "image", "data", "utility", "ai", "developer"],
"enabledTools": [],
"defaultTimeoutMs": 30000,
"maxPayloadSizeBytes": 52428800
}
🗺️ Tool Category Index
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| Category | Prefix | Tools | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
pdf.* |
6 | Parsing, conversion, merging, splitting | |
| 🌐 Web | web.* |
7 | Scraping, feeds, sitemaps, DNS |
| 📸 Image & OCR | image.* |
5 | Resizing, compression, OCR, EXIF |
| 📊 Data | data.* |
8 | CSV / JSON / XML / YAML conversion |
| 💻 Developer | developer.* |
11 | Formatting, linting, diffing, decoding |
| 🛠️ Utility | utility.* |
12 | Crypto, QR, networking, archives |
| 🧠 AI | ai.* |
1 | Text chunking for LLM ingestion |
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📚 Complete Tool Directory
📄 PDF Tools (pdf.*)
High-performance local PDF parsers and manipulators.
| Tool Name | Description | Example Agent Prompt |
|---|---|---|
pdf.convert_to_text |
Extract raw text from a PDF document. | "Extract the text from reports/invoice.pdf" |
pdf.convert_to_markdown |
Parse PDF and format it into clean Markdown. | "Convert layout of guide.pdf to markdown" |
pdf.extract_images |
Extract raw image assets embedded inside a PDF. | "Extract all images from slide_deck.pdf" |
pdf.extract_tables |
Extract structured table data from PDF pages. | "Pull out all tables from financial_report.pdf" |
pdf.merge |
Merge multiple PDF files together in order. | "Merge doc1.pdf and doc2.pdf into a single file" |
pdf.split |
Split specific page ranges from a PDF. | "Give me page 1 to 3 from main_guide.pdf" |
🌐 Web Scraping & Networking (web.*)
Interact with raw web documents and query networking systems.
| Tool Name | Description | Example Agent Prompt |
|---|---|---|
web.to_markdown |
Scrape a webpage, clean clutter, and convert to Markdown. | "Convert the article at https://example.com/blog to markdown" |
web.extract_metadata |
Extract title, description, OG tags, and JSON-LD data. | "Get metadata for URL https://news.ycombinator.com" |
web.extract_links |
Scrape a webpage and list internal and external links. | "Find all external links on the Wikipedia page for AI" |
web.rss_parser |
Parse an RSS or Atom feed XML URL into JSON. | "Get the latest feed items from https://github.blog/feed/" |
web.sitemap_generator |
Fetch and parse a sitemap.xml URL, extracting all URLs. | "Fetch all URLs in the sitemap for google.com" |
web.dns_lookup |
Perform DNS resolution (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, etc.). | "Do an MX record lookup for domain gmail.com" |
web.youtube_transcript |
Extract text transcripts and captions with timestamps. | "Get the transcript for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9" |
📸 Image & OCR Tools (image.*)
Manipulate images and extract text locally.
| Tool Name | Description | Example Agent Prompt |
|---|---|---|
image.ocr |
Extract text from an image locally using Tesseract OCR. | "Extract text from screenshot.png" |
image.resize |
Resize an image's dimensions (width and height). | "Resize avatar.png to be 200x200 pixels" |
image.compress |
Compress image file size with custom quality. | "Compress banner.jpg to 80% quality" |
image.convert_format |
Convert images between formats (PNG, JPEG, WebP, etc.). | "Convert logo.png to webp format" |
image.exif_metadata |
Extract EXIF camera and location metadata from image files. | "Show me the GPS coordinates and camera model of photo.jpg" |
📊 Data Transformation (data.*)
Fast, offline conversion between standard data formats.
| Tool Name | Description | Example Agent Prompt |
|---|---|---|
data.csv_to_json |
Convert CSV file or raw text to JSON. | "Parse users.csv and return it as JSON" |
data.json_to_csv |
Convert JSON array of objects to CSV output. | "Convert this array of users to a CSV table" |
data.xml_to_json |
Convert XML documents to structured JSON objects. | "Convert this configuration XML text to JSON" |
data.json_to_xml |
Convert JSON objects to clean XML output. | "Export this JSON object into XML tag format" |
data.yaml_to_json |
Convert YAML documents to JSON. | "Convert Kubernetes config yaml to JSON" |
data.json_to_yaml |
Convert JSON objects to clean YAML format. | "Format this database JSON block as YAML" |
data.deduplicate |
Deduplicate arrays of JSON objects by a specific key. | "Remove duplicates from this list of user objects by ID" |
data.diff_arrays |
Compare two JSON arrays and list differences. | "Compare array A and B and show me additions and removals" |
💻 Developer Utilities (developer.*)
Standard formats, validation, and layout tools for developers.
| Tool Name | Description | Example Agent Prompt |
|---|---|---|
developer.json_formatter |
Format and prettify JSON strings with custom indentation. | "Prettify this JSON string using 4 spaces indent" |
developer.jwt_decoder |
Decode JWT tokens to read payload/header claims. | "Decode this JWT token: eyJhbGciOiJI..." |
developer.sql_formatter |
Format SQL strings for multiple database dialects. | "Format this messy select query for PostgreSQL" |
developer.mermaid_generate |
Create Mermaid diagrams (flowcharts, sequence, etc.). | "Generate a flowchart diagram representing this user flow" |
developer.openapi_parser |
Parse and format OpenAPI/Swagger specification files. | "List the endpoints and request schemas of this openapi.yaml" |
developer.regex_tester |
Test regular expression matches on text. | "Test if this email regex matches test@example.com" |
developer.cron_parser |
Parse Cron expressions and list upcoming execution times. | "Tell me when the cron job '0 9 * * 1-5' runs next" |
developer.diff_files |
Show line differences between text files. | "Show me the diff between fileA.txt and fileB.txt" |
developer.diff_json |
Show differences between JSON schemas. | "Highlight structural changes between config1.json and config2.json" |
developer.code_detector |
Detect programming language and syntax structure. | "What programming language is this code written in?" |
developer.markdown_lint |
Lint and validate formatting in Markdown files. | "Find styling errors or trailing spaces in index.md" |
🛠️ Utility Tools (utility.*)
System, network, and cryptography helper functions.
| Tool Name | Description | Example Agent Prompt |
|---|---|---|
utility.qr_generate |
Generate a QR code as a file or base64 Data URL. | "Create a QR code pointing to https://github.com" |
utility.qr_read |
Read and decode a QR code from a file or stream. | "What does the QR code inside code.png say?" |
utility.base64_encode |
Convert strings/files to base64 format. | "Base64 encode the string 'Hello World'" |
utility.base64_decode |
Decode base64 strings back to text. | "Decode 'SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ='" |
utility.uuid_generate |
Generate secure UUIDs (v4/v1) or secure passwords. | "Generate a secure password of length 16" |
utility.file_hash |
Compute md5, sha1, or sha256 hashes of text/data. | "Calculate the sha256 hash of this string" |
utility.email_validate |
Validate syntax and verify MX records of emails. | "Check if support@github.com has valid MX records" |
utility.ssl_check |
Query certificate expiration date and info for any domain. | "Check when the SSL certificate for google.com expires" |
utility.unit_convert |
Convert values between physical or data units. | "Convert 1024 megabytes to gigabytes" |
utility.url_parser |
Break down URLs into protocol, domain, params, etc. | "Parse this search query URL into its components" |
utility.zip_create |
Compress files or folders into a single ZIP archive. | "Compress source/ and assets/ into workspace.zip" |
utility.zip_extract |
Extract a ZIP archive to a destination folder. | "Extract files from archive.zip into build_dir/" |
🧠 AI Chunker (ai.*)
Segment large text structures dynamically for ingestion.
| Tool Name | Description | Example Agent Prompt |
|---|---|---|
ai.text_chunker |
Chunk long text using paragraph/sentence/word strategies. | "Chunk this text document into 500-char sizes with a 50-char overlap" |
🏗️ How It Works
flowchart LR
A[AI Agent / Client] -->|MCP Protocol| B(Kitbag MCP Server)
B --> C{Enabled Modules}
C --> D[📄 pdf.*]
C --> E[🌐 web.*]
C --> F[📸 image.*]
C --> G[📊 data.*]
C --> H[💻 developer.*]
C --> I[🛠️ utility.*]
C --> J[🧠 ai.*]
D & E & F & G & H & I & J --> K[Local Execution<br/>No External API Calls]
K --> A
Kitbag MCP runs as a single local process. Your AI client talks to it over the standard MCP protocol, and only the modules you enable are exposed as tools — keeping token usage low and your workflow fast and private.
🛠️ Local Development & Contributions
Every tool is fully self-contained. Adding a new tool is as simple as creating a folder inside src/tools/<category>/<tool_name>/.
Contribution Requirements
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
tool.ts |
The main execution code, exporting a ToolDefinition. |
README.md |
Direct tool documentation and parameter descriptions. |
example.json |
Sample inputs and expected outputs. |
tests.ts |
Self-contained unit tests using mocks where necessary to run instantly. |
Command Guide
# Build compiler output
npm run build
# Run all 50 module tests
npm test
# Run real-life execution checks (makes live API and DNS requests)
npx tsx src/tests/run_real_life.ts
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⚖️ License
Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information. Fully open-source and free to adapt for personal or commercial use.
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