MCP Integrationin Foxit AI Assistant
Connect Your PDFs to Everything
As the PDF industry's first native Model Context Protocol (MCP) Host, Foxit now connects your documents directly to business systems like Jira and Salesforce for powerful, in-app workflows.
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Bridge the Gap Between Documents and Your Business Systems
Foxit PDF Editor is the first in the industry to act as an MCP Host. This powerful new feature enables your local PDF editor to communicate directly with external tools and enterprise systems, known as MCP Servers.
Optimize Document Workflows at Scale. Generate, Analyze, and Automate.
Seamlessly Integrate Enterprise Systems
Connect your PDFs directly to business-critical systems like Jira, Salesforce, and Gmail. This ensures real-time information sharing and makes documents a core part of your enterprise workflows.
Streamline Workflows in One Place
Stay focused by creating Jira tickets, sending emails, or updating Salesforce records directly within Foxit PDF Editor. Eliminate the constant app-switching that kills productivity.
Boost Efficiency with Intelligent Automation
Automate repetitive, multi-step processes by connecting your PDFs to your favorite tools. Reduce manual work and empower your teams to accomplish more in less time.
Supercharge Your Productivity with Integrated Workflows
Product & Engineering
A Product Manager reviewing a spec document can automatically identify gaps and create a pre-filled Jira ticket with a direct link to the relevant PDF section, saving time and providing perfect context for engineers.
Legal & Operations
A paralegal can have the AI Assistant scan an NDA for completeness and use the Gmail connection to email the signer with a completion request, turning a multi-step task into a streamlined end-to-end workflow executed entirely within Foxit PDF Editor.
Sales Operations
A Sales Operations Manager reviewing a purchase agreement in Foxit PDF Editor can extract the opportunity amount and update the Salesforce record directly within the platform without switching tools.
Ready to Connect Your Tools?
Setting up your first MCP integration is simple. You can connect to pre-built tools from marketplaces or configure your own.
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Open the Foxit PDF Editor desktop application.
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Click the AI Assistant tab from the Ribbon bar.
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Launch AI Chat to open the right-hand panel.
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Click the MCP Tools button in the bottom left.
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Click the Add MCP Server button to configure a new MCP service.
A World of Integrations at Your Fingertips
The Model Context Protocol ecosystem is growing rapidly. Leverage open-source repositories or connect to official MCP servers listed in MCP marketplaces to integrate with over 100 popular tools such as Notion, GitHub, and Google Workspace.
This allows you to accelerate your AI assistant's capabilities without needing to build or host the infrastructure yourself.
Secure by Design
Your security is paramount. All MCP tool integrations require manual user confirmation before execution, so you are always in control. Sensitive credentials and tokens are configured on a per-tool basis and scoped only to your active session, preventing unauthorized access.
Foxit MCP Host Frequently Asked Questions
The Foxit MCP Host (Model Context Protocols) is a feature that turns Foxit PDF Editor into a central hub for communication. It allows the editor to connect and interact with external tools and business systems, known as MCP Servers (e.g., Salesforce, Jira). This transforms your PDF from a static document into an interactive part of your enterprise workflows.
The MCP Host is the application that initiates tasks, which in this case is Foxit PDF Editor. The MCP Server is the external tool or service that receives the request, processes the information, and sends a result back. For example, when you ask to create a ticket, Foxit (the Host) sends the command to the Jira tool (the Server).
The initial launch of the MCP Host is targeted toward technically curious or motivated end-users, as the setup can require some technical knowledge. However, the plan is to streamline the user experience over time to broaden the audience to a wider range of business users.
You can automate and streamline many tasks, such as:
• Analyzing a product spec sheet in your PDF and creating a pre-filled ticket in Jira without leaving the editor.
• Scanning an NDA for missing signatures and automatically sending a reminder email to the relevant person via a Gmail integration.
• Extracting a purchase amount from a contract and updating the corresponding record in Salesforce.
Security is managed in several key ways:
• All MCP tool actions require manual confirmation from you before they run.
• Sensitive information like authentication tokens or API keys are configured for each specific tool.
• Tool access is limited and scoped only to your active session in the editor, preventing unauthorized activation.
The MCP Host feature is available in Foxit PDF Editor and Reader on the desktop, for both Windows and Mac. It is not available on the Cloud Editor or on ai.foxit.com.
The MCP ecosystem is growing quickly. You can find a wide variety of open-source and managed MCP servers in different marketplaces and directories, including the official MCP GitHub repository , Composio , Smithery.ai , PulseMCP , mcp.so , and the Cursor Directory, among others.
Please note: These are third-party services. Foxit is not affiliated with, nor does it assume any responsibility or provide support for, these external marketplaces, directories, or the servers they provide.