# Carbone MCP (slim)

> Carbone MCP, an MCP server by carbone.io, listed from the official MCP registry. Indexed, not reviewed: facts and our own checks, no score or ranking. Generate PDF/DOCX/XLSX/PPTX from templates+JSON. Convert Office/HTML/MD to PDF. Universal templating

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/carbone-mcp.md (~1,150 tokens) · this version ~1,080 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/carbone-mcp.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/carbone-mcp
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-05

# Carbone MCP

> Indexed, not reviewed: facts from the official MCP registry and our own checks. No score, grade or rank, and not in the rankings until the panel reviews it. How the index works: https://www.anchorterminal.com/indexed/

- Kind: MCP server, by carbone.io (https://carbone.io)
- Category: PDF tools (https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/pdf-tools.md)
- Listed because: It's published in the registry under carbone.io, a namespace the registry only gives to whoever proves they control that domain.
- What the official MCP registry says: Generate PDF/DOCX/XLSX/PPTX from templates+JSON. Convert Office/HTML/MD to PDF. Universal templating

## Facts

- MCP registry: `io.carbone/carbone-mcp` 1.6.0
- Endpoint: https://mcp.carbone.io (streamable HTTP)
- Package: npm `carbone-mcp` (stdio)
- Source: https://github.com/carboneio/carbone-mcp
- Website: https://carbone.io
- npm downloads a week: 79
- GitHub stars: 6
- Registry entry updated: 2026-08-19

## Tools

- Tools it lists (11, about 10,217 tokens of context, `tools/list` without credentials over MCP 2025-11-25, checked 2026-10-04 22:25 UTC):
  - `list_templates` (read-only): List stored Carbone templates with filtering, search, and pagination. Filter by Template ID, Version ID, category, or upload origin. Use includeVersions to see…
  - `convert_document` (read-only): Convert any document to another format without storing a template. Supports 100+ input/output format combinations: Office documents, PDFs, images, web pages,…
  - `render_document` (read-only): Generate a document by merging a Carbone template with JSON data. Two modes: (1) pass templateId to use a previously uploaded template; (2) pass template (file…
  - `list_categories` (read-only): List all template categories currently in use in your Carbone account. Categories act like folders for organising templates (e.g. "invoices", "legal", "hr").…
  - `list_tags` (read-only): List all tags currently used across templates in your Carbone account. Tags are free-form labels attached to templates (e.g. "sales", "billing", "v2"). Note:…
  - `upload_template` (writes): Upload and store a reusable Carbone template. Once uploaded, use render_document with the returned Template ID to generate documents from it. Supports…
  - `update_template_metadata` (writes): Update the metadata of a stored template: name, comment, category, tags, deployment timestamp, or expiration. Use deployedAt to activate a specific version for…
  - `delete_template` (writes): Delete a stored Carbone template. This is a soft delete: the template is marked for garbage collection and removed after a delay (default 24 hours). You can…
  - `download_template` (read-only): Download the original source file of a stored Carbone template (e.g. the DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, or HTML file that was uploaded). Use this to inspect, edit, or back…
  - `get_api_status` (read-only): Check Carbone API health and version. Returns the current API version and a status message. Useful for verifying connectivity and confirming which Carbone…
  - `get_capabilities` (read-only): Returns a summary of all Carbone capabilities: supported formats, features, tool usage examples, and links to full documentation. Call this first if you are…
- How its tools read to an agent (0 errors, 3 warnings, 1 note, about 10,217 tokens; rules at https://www.anchorterminal.com/check.md; not part of the score):
  - warn TC14 render_document: allowed values are in the description, not an enum: batchReportName
  - warn TC22 convert_document: the definition is about 2,103 tokens
  - warn TC22 render_document: the definition is about 4,414 tokens
  - note TC24 server: 6 of 11 tools have no outputSchema

- JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/carbone-mcp.json
- Being indexed says nothing about quality, and nobody can pay for it. Ask for a review: https://www.anchorterminal.com/builders/#claiming