Documentation

Tools exposed by Certificate Maker and the limits that apply.

Connect

Server URL: https://certs.tidybutton.com/mcp. Authentication is OAuth with dynamic client registration and an email sign-in code. Claude: Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector.

Tools

`make_certificates`

Starts a batch: one PDF per CSV row in the chosen layout, with a verification code each. The first group is drawn in this call; the rest is finished by reading the job.

Inputs: csv_url or rows (up to 200), title, intro, recipient, body, signatures (up to 2), date, issuer, layout (classic, modern, minimal, badge), paper (a4, letter), orientation, accent colour
Limits: Counts one certificate per row. Up to 200 rows per batch. CSV file up to 1 MB. Text outside WinAnsi is replaced with a question mark.

Make certificates from https://example.com/graduates.csv with the title "Course Completion" and the date {{today}}.

`get_certificate_job`

Progress of a batch; advances it by one step. When finished it returns download links for the zip, the combined PDF and the verification code CSV.

Inputs: job_id
Limits: One step per call. Download links expire after 90 days.

Is certificate batch abc finished?

`preview_certificate`

Draws one PDF for the first row with the chosen design and a PREVIEW watermark. Nothing is counted and no verification code is issued.

Inputs: the same source and design inputs as the batch tool
Limits: First row only. Download link expires after 90 days.

Preview the modern layout for the first row of my list.

`list_certificate_jobs`

Lists the latest 20 batches of the account with status, size and download links.

Inputs: none
Limits: Latest 20.

List my certificate batches.

`account_status`

Shows the account email, plan, usage and limits.

Inputs: none
Limits: none

Show my account status.

`activate_license`

Binds a licence key to the account.

Inputs: license_key (string)
Limits: Key must belong to this product.

Activate licence key XXXX-XXXX.

Plan limits

Limit	Free	Pro
certificates	10	1000

Network behaviour

Outbound requests use the user agent TidyButtonBot/1.0 (+https://certs.tidybutton.com/bot), time out after 8 seconds and are blocked from private, loopback and link-local addresses.