Document Generation
Guides, tutorials, and real-world workflows for composable document and image processing.
Generate PDFs and Word Documents Inside Claude Code and Cursor with MCP
Use MCP to generate PDFs, DOCX, EPUB, and PPTX documents directly from Claude Code or Cursor. No templates, no code, no pipeline.
Document Generation vs Puppeteer PDF: Browser Engine or Content API?
Puppeteer spins up Chromium to render HTML to PDF. Iteration Layer builds documents from structured blocks — no browser, no infrastructure.
Document Generation vs Carbone: Template Files or Structured Content?
Carbone merges JSON into DOCX templates. Iteration Layer builds documents from a structured content model — no template files to manage.
Document Generation vs DocRaptor: HTML-to-PDF or Structured Content?
DocRaptor renders HTML to PDF via Prince XML. Iteration Layer builds documents from structured blocks — and outputs PDF, DOCX, EPUB, and PPTX.
Document Generation vs Gotenberg: Self-Hosted Docker or Managed API?
Gotenberg runs Chromium and LibreOffice in Docker for PDF generation. Iteration Layer builds documents from structured content — no containers to manage.
Best Document Generation APIs in 2026
A developer's guide to document generation APIs — from HTML-to-PDF engines to structured content models. What each tool does, where it fits, and what it costs.