Connect in one minute
Add the RenderForm server URL to your assistant, sign in with your RenderForm account and approve access. That's it.
Generate images, PDFs and videos
from your AI assistant
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code to RenderForm with a single URL. Sign in, approve, and your assistant renders your templates, takes screenshots and manages results right from the chat.
Server URL
- No API key to copy and nothing to install
- Sign in with your RenderForm account (OAuth)
- Works with any client that supports remote MCP servers
- In Claude (web or desktop) open Customize → Connectors
- Click + Add, then Add custom connector
- Name it RenderForm, paste the server URL and click Continue
- Sign in to RenderForm and approve access
What your assistant can do
Every tool maps to a public RenderForm API endpoint, so the results are exactly the same as from your own code.
Render images, PDFs and videos
Fill any of your templates with text, images and colors and get the file URL back
Screenshot any web page
Capture a URL at the exact size you need, e.g. 1200×630 for social previews
Convert web pages to PDF
Turn a URL into an A4, Letter or custom-size PDF
Find and read templates
Search your templates and read which fields can be changed
Manage render results
List, inspect and delete files rendered by you or your integrations
Check credits and fonts
See remaining credits, plan details and available fonts
Just ask
Your assistant picks the right template, fills in the data and returns the links. A few ideas to start with:
List my templates and render the Instagram post with the headline "Black Friday -40%"
Render a certificate PDF for each of these 5 names and give me the links
Take a 1200×630 screenshot of renderform.io
Render the product video template with this photo and tell me when it's ready
Convert https://example.com/invoice/123 to an A4 PDF
How many credits do I have left this month?
Templates first
Design once,
render from anywhere
Your assistant never has to draw anything. It fills the templates you designed in the RenderForm editor, so every image, PDF or video stays on brand no matter who or what requests it.
Explore the template editor
Secure by default
Connecting an assistant works like "Sign in with Google": you approve it once, and you stay in control.
Sign in, don't paste keys
OAuth sign-in with your RenderForm account. Your API key never ends up in a config file or a chat.
Scoped to your organization
You see which organization you connect, and access ends automatically when you leave it.
Disconnect anytime
Every connected app is listed on the API Keys page, where you can revoke it with one click.
Prefer API keys?
For clients without OAuth support, scripts and CI, the same server accepts your RenderForm API key.
Remote server with an API key header
{
"mcpServers": {
"renderform": {
"url": "https://api.renderform.io/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-Api-Key": "RENDERFORM_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Local server from npm
{
"mcpServers": {
"renderform": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"renderform-mcp",
"--api-key=RENDERFORM_API_KEY"
]
}
}
}The local server is open source - fork it and add your own tools: github.com/RenderForm/renderform-mcp
Plugins and Integrations
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What is the RenderForm MCP server?
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants call external tools. The RenderForm MCP server exposes the RenderForm API as MCP tools, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code with GitHub Copilot or Windsurf can render images, PDFs and videos from your templates, take screenshots of web pages, and browse or delete render results, all from a natural-language conversation.
How do I connect RenderForm to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?
Add https://api.renderform.io/mcp as a remote MCP server (in Claude and ChatGPT it's called a custom connector), then sign in to RenderForm and approve access when your assistant opens the browser. There is nothing to install or host. Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the setup section above and in the MCP documentation.
Do I need an API key?
No. You sign in with your RenderForm account and approve the assistant for your organization. If your client doesn't support OAuth sign-in, you can send an API key from the API Keys page in the X-Api-Key header instead.
Does the MCP server cost extra?
No. Renders requested through the MCP server use the same credits as renders made through the REST API or the dashboard: 1 credit per image or PDF, and 5 credits per second of video. You can try it on the free plan.
Is it safe to connect an assistant to my account?
The assistant gets access only after you approve it on a RenderForm page, its access tokens expire after an hour and are renewed in the background, and you can disconnect it at any time on the API Keys page. Keep in mind that the assistant can delete templates and render results with the tools it is given - most clients ask for your confirmation before running such tools.
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