Free the Tools MCP Server: Install & Setup

Install Free the Tools in Claude Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add free-the-tools -- npx -y freethetools

mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "free-the-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "freethetools"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Local PDF, image, data and text tools for AI assistants. Files stay on your computer.

Yes, most likely. Open source and no paid account or API key is mentioned in the listing. Check the provider for current pricing.

Local. Runs on your machine (stdio). You install it with npx, uvx, Docker or from source.

Run: claude mcp add free-the-tools -- npx -y freethetools

gizmos-quest/gizmos-audacity-mcp

Safe local audio editing, analysis and production in Audacity 3.7 through mod-script-pipe.

formfeed-dev/formfeed

Render PDFs and images from templates, validate data and convert Office files to PDF.

AceDataCloud/OpenAIMCP

Generate and edit GPT Image pictures with Ace Data Cloud; query the original image task.

psyb0t/docker-flickies

Self-hosted MCP server: video lipsync, face restore, and ffmpeg ops (trim, concat, transcode).

handset-hq/handset-ui

A business phone system for AI agents: send texts, place calls, read transcripts, buy numbers.

AceDataCloud/FishMCP

MCP server exposing the AceDataCloud Fish Audio API (text-to-speech with voice conditioning)