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pdf-tools-mcp

by danielkennedy1

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hybrid server

The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

Integrations

Allows to clone the repository from GitHub to get started with the PDF Tools MCP.
Provides tools for local PDF operations including rendering pages as images, merging pages, extracting metadata and text, creating snippets, and combining multiple documents.

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

# 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.

This server cannot be installed

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security - not tested

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license - permissive license

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