PDF Reader
About
Provides functionality to read and extract content from protected and unprotected PDF files, enabling document analysis, content indexing, and data extraction workflows.
Details
- Author
- algonacci
- Repository
- algonacci/mcp-unlock-pdf
- GitHub stars
- 2
- Downloads
- 349
- License
- MIT License
- Categories
- Productivity, Developer Tools, Design, Workplace, File Management, Frontend, Infrastructure, Other
Jump to
- Allows reading of protected PDF files.
- Simple configuration via MCP settings file.
- Uses uv for execution with a Python script.
- Integrates directly into MCP client workflows.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
PDF ReaderCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)uvArguments-
Argument 1
--directory -
Argument 2
%USERPROFILE%/Documents/GitHub/mcp-unlock-pdf -
Argument 3
run -
Argument 4
python -
Argument 5
main.py
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
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Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Use mcp-unlock-pdf by adding the following JSON configuration to your MCP config file. The server uses the uv command to run a Python script (main.py) located in a specific directory. Replace %USERPROFILE%/Documents/GitHub/mcp-unlock-pdf with the actual path to the server folder.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf reader": {
"env": {},
"args": [
"--directory",
"%USERPROFILE%/Documents/GitHub/mcp-unlock-pdf",
"run",
"python",
"main.py"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "uv"
}
}
}Linux
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"--directory",
"%USERPROFILE%/Documents/GitHub/mcp-unlock-pdf",
"run",
"python",
"main.py"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "uv"
}Macos
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"--directory",
"%USERPROFILE%/Documents/GitHub/mcp-unlock-pdf",
"run",
"python",
"main.py"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "uv"
}Windows
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"--directory",
"%USERPROFILE%/Documents/GitHub/mcp-unlock-pdf",
"run",
"python",
"main.py"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "uv"
}mcp-unlock-pdf
MCP server to give client the ability read protected (or un-unprotected) PDF
Usage
For this MCP server to work, add the following configuration to your MCP config file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"unlock_pdf": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"%USERPROFILE%/Documents/GitHub/mcp-unlock-pdf",
"run",
"python",
"main.py"
]
}
}
}
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