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Pdf Tools MCP

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PDF download, viewing and manipulation utilities.

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Install

The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. PDF Tools MCP
  2. Features
  3. Installation
  4. Usage
  5. Development
  6. Dependencies
  7. License

PDF Tools MCP

A comprehensive set of PDF manipulation tools built with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) framework.

Features

Local PDF Operations
  • Display: Render PDF pages as images
  • Merge: Combine multiple pages into a single long page
  • Metadata: Extract document metadata
  • Text: Extract text blocks and detailed text information
  • Snippets: Create freeform or full-width snippets from PDF pages
  • Fuse: Combine pages from multiple documents into a single document
Remote PDF Operations
  • Display: Render remote PDF pages as images
  • Download: Fetch PDFs from URLs to local storage

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install PDF Tools for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @danielkennedy1/pdf-tools-mcp --client claude
Manual Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/pdf-tools-mcp.git
cd pdf-tools-mcp

# Install dependencies
uv pip install -e .

Usage

Start the MCP server:

python -m src.main

The server provides PDF manipulation endpoints through the MCP protocol.

Development

  • Python 3.12+ required
  • Uses the MCP framework for tool registration
  • PDF documents are stored with UUID4 filenames for security
# Update dependencies
uv pip install -e . --upgrade

# Commit changes (uses conventional commit format)
cz commit

Dependencies

  • MCP Framework
  • PyMuPDF
  • aiohttp/aiofiles for async operations
  • python-magic-bin for file type detection

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

Frequently asked questions

What is Pdf Tools MCP?

PDF download, viewing and manipulation utilities.

How do I install Pdf Tools MCP?

Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.

Is Pdf Tools MCP open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Pdf Tools MCP?

It is published by danielkennedy1. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

From the community awesome-mcp-servers lists and the project's GitHub repository. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.