PDF MCP Server

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides PDF reading capabilities using pdfplumber.

- extract_text: Extract all text content from PDF files
- get_pdf_info: Get basic PDF information (page count, metadata, dimensions)
- extract_tables: Extract tables from PDF files

Option 1: Without installation (using uvx)

You can run the server directly without installing it:

uvx --from git+https://github.com/gstiebler/pdf-mcp-server.git pdf-mcp-server

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/gstiebler/pdf-mcp-server.git cd pdf-mcp-server uv sync

The server runs using stdio transport and can be integrated with any MCP client.

Extracts all text content from a PDF file.

- file_path(string): Path to the PDF file

Gets basic information about a PDF file.

- file_path(string): Path to the PDF file

- Dictionary containing:

- page_count: Number of pages
- metadata: PDF metadata (if available)
- page_dimensions: Width and height of the first page

- file_path(string): Path to the PDF file
- page_number(integer, optional): Specific page number to extract from (1-indexed)

- List of tables with:

- page: Page number where the table was found
- data: Table data as a list of rows (each row is a list of cell values)

To use this server with Claude Desktop, add it to your Claude Desktop configuration:

Option 1: Direct from GitHub (recommended)

{ "mcpServers": { "pdf-reader": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/gstiebler/pdf-mcp-server.git", "pdf-mcp-server"] } } }

{ "mcpServers": { "pdf-reader": { "command": "python", "args": ["/path/to/pdf-mcp-server/main.py"] } } }

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