Free the Tools MCP
An open-source MCP server that enables AI assistants to run local PDF, image, text, data, and developer tools directly on the user's device. Files never leave the computer, ensuring privacy with no uploads, ads, or sign-ups required.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
Checks and signals
Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.
- Popularity 1 GitHub star
What you can do with it
- Merge, split, compress, and convert PDF files locally
- Resize, compress, and convert image formats like JPG to PNG
- Format JSON, convert CSV to JSON, and validate data structures
- Generate passwords, hashes, QR codes, and UUIDs
Source and maintenance
- Last repository push
- Latest release
- v1.6.0
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
freethetools 0.1.2
{
"version": "0.1.2",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "freethetools",
"runtimeHint": "npx",
"registryType": "npm",
"registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
"packageArguments": [
{
"type": "positional",
"value": "mcp"
}
],
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "FREETHETOOLS_LIBRARY",
"description": "Folder where results and the record of jobs are kept. Default: a folder named freethetools in your home folder."
}
]
}Tools
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Maintenance history
Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.
- · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
- · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown
Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"free-the-tools-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"freethetools@0.1.2",
"mcp"
],
"env": {
"FREETHETOOLS_LIBRARY": "<YOUR_FREETHETOOLS_LIBRARY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"free-the-tools-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"freethetools@0.1.2",
"mcp"
],
"env": {
"FREETHETOOLS_LIBRARY": "<YOUR_FREETHETOOLS_LIBRARY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"free-the-tools-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"freethetools@0.1.2",
"mcp"
],
"env": {
"FREETHETOOLS_LIBRARY": "<YOUR_FREETHETOOLS_LIBRARY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"free-the-tools-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"freethetools@0.1.2",
"mcp"
],
"env": {
"FREETHETOOLS_LIBRARY": "<YOUR_FREETHETOOLS_LIBRARY>"
}
}
}
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