How to connect PDF Blocks to Grok Bot

Connect Grok Bot to PDF Blocks MCP. Merge three pdfs and add watermark, split pdf into separate page files, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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PDF Blocks is a synchronous PDF processing API for merging, splitting, watermarking, securing, and reorganizing documents. Use it to automate PDF workflows with fast, programmatic operations.

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Introduction

Grok is xAI's assistant, and its bot builder lets you create a personal agent that holds context, runs skills, and connects to the apps you already use through plugins.

This guide explains how to connect PDF Blocks to a Grok bot using Composio Connect, which handles OAuth, token refresh, and reliability so you do not have to. You add Composio as a plugin, authenticate once, then ask your bot to work with PDF Blocks in plain language.

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Why use Composio?

Composio exposes 1,700+ apps to your Grok bot through a single connection, so you get:

  • Connect to 1,700+ apps with on-demand tool loading, so you do not fill your context window with unnecessary tool definitions.
  • Use programmatic tool calling through a remote workbench, letting the model write its own code to handle complex tool chaining. This reduces back-and-forth for frequent tool calls.
  • Handle large tool responses outside the model context to keep conversations lean.

Connecting PDF Blocks to Grok Bot

Once Grok Bot is set up, you connect PDF Blocks entirely from its interface, and the whole flow takes under a minute.

Set up Grok Bot

Get access. Grok Bot is included with Cursor Ultra, Cursor Premium Teams, and SuperGrok Heavy. Get the desktop app for macOS or Windows from x.ai/bot and sign in. An iPhone companion app is also available, and your bots sync across devices.

Create a bot. Pick a suggested role or define your own, then give it a short name, one primary job, and a short description of how it should work. Focused bots work best, because a clear role gives the bot more useful context over time.

Connect PDF Blocks

1. Add the Composio plugin

Click the button. The Composio listing on x.ai opens and launches Grok Bot for you. If the app does not open on its own, click Add to Grok Bot.

Add to Grok Bot

Composio for Grok Bot listing on x.ai with the Add to Grok Bot button

Grok Bot opens the Composio plugin, showing its connector and skills. Click Add.

Composio plugin sheet in Grok Bot with the Add button

2. Authenticate

Go to the Installed section and click the Composio entry. You'll see its connector and skills listed.

Installed Composio plugin showing the Authenticate button

Click Authenticate. You'll be taken to the Composio consent screen. Review the access it requests and click Authorize. Composio handles the OAuth handshake for you, so you never touch API keys or tokens.

Composio authorization screen with Authorize and Deny

3. Connect your PDF Blocks account

Back in the chat, ask your bot to connect to PDF Blocks or give it any PDF Blocks task.

For example, ask it to:

  • "Merge three PDFs and add watermark"
  • "Split PDF into separate page files"
  • "Protect PDF with password and permissions"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in your Grok bot, and your PDF Blocks account is ready to use.

What is Grok Bot?

Grok is xAI's assistant, available as a chat interface and a bot builder for creating personal agents that run skills and connect to external apps.

With Composio Connect, your Grok bot can securely access apps like PDF Blocks through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent.

What is the PDF Blocks MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The PDF Blocks MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your PDF Blocks account. It provides structured and secure access to PDF document operations, so your agent can merge, split, watermark, secure, and reorganize PDFs on your behalf.

  • PDF merging and splitting: Have your agent combine PDFs in a chosen order or split a document at a page, by page count, by custom page groups, or by file size.
  • Page extraction and organization: Direct your agent to extract or remove selected pages, reorder them, reverse the full document, or repeat pages in a new PDF.
  • Page rotation: Let the agent rotate all pages or selected pages by a supported multiple of 90 degrees.
  • Text and image watermarks: Instruct your agent to add styled text or a PNG or JPEG watermark to every page or only selected pages.
  • PDF security and permissions: Have your agent add or remove passwords, set or clear document permissions, and remove digital signatures and timestamps.

Way Forward

Now that PDF Blocks is connected, extend your setup by connecting the other apps you already use every day, so your Grok bot can run true cross-app workflows end to end.

  • Connect Calendar to turn threads into scheduled meetings automatically.
  • Connect Slack or Teams to post summaries, approvals, and alerts where your team works.
  • Connect Notion, Linear, Jira, or Asana to convert requests into tickets, tasks, and docs.
  • Connect Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive to fetch, file, and share attachments without manual steps.

Start with one workflow you do repeatedly, then keep adding apps as you find new handoffs. With everything behind a single connection, your bot can coordinate multiple tools safely and reliably in one conversation.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every PDF Blocks action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add Image Watermark

Add a PNG or JPEG image as a watermark on all or selected PDF pages.

Add PDF Password

Create an encrypted copy of a PDF that requires a password to open.

Add PDF Restrictions

Create an encrypted PDF copy with explicit permissions for copying, editing, printing, forms, assembly, and accessibility.

Add Text Watermark

Add up to three styled text lines as a watermark on all or selected PDF pages.

Extract PDF Pages

Create a PDF containing selected source pages in their original order.

Merge PDFs

Merge PDF files into one PDF in the exact order provided.

Remove PDF Pages

Create a PDF with selected pages removed while preserving the remaining page order.

Remove PDF Password

Create an unencrypted copy of a password-protected PDF using its current password.

Remove PDF Restrictions

Create a PDF copy with permission restrictions cleared.

Remove PDF Signatures

Create a PDF copy with all digital signatures and timestamps removed.

Reorder PDF Pages

Create a PDF in an exact page order, optionally dropping or repeating source pages.

Reverse PDF Pages

Create a PDF with the complete page order reversed.

Rotate PDF Pages

Rotate all or selected PDF pages by a supported multiple of 90 degrees.

Split PDF at Page

Split a PDF into exactly two downloadable PDFs at a page boundary; the selected page starts the second PDF.

Split PDF by Page Count

Split a PDF into consecutive downloadable PDFs containing up to a fixed number of pages each.

Split PDF by Page Groups

Create one downloadable PDF for each caller-defined ordered group of source pages.

Split PDF by Size

Split a PDF into downloadable PDFs no larger than a requested byte limit.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone PDF Blocks MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of PDF Blocks tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from PDF Blocks and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Grok Bot fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right PDF Blocks tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which PDF Blocks scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your PDF Blocks data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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