Personal AI Assistant using MCP

A comprehensive personal AI assistant built using Model Context Protocol (MCP) that can perform various tasks through specialized MCP servers.

🎯 Features Implemented

✅ Email Sending (1pt)

Send emails to multiple recipients
Simple text email functionality
Uses Resend API for reliable email delivery
Secure API key management with environment variables

✅ PDF Reading and Q&A (1pt)

Read single or multiple PDF files with page range support
Extract text content from PDFs using PyMuPDF (fitz)
OCR support for scanned documents and images in PDFs using Tesseract OCR
Extract images from PDF files
Get comprehensive PDF metadata (page count, file size, images, etc.)
Analyze PDF structure and content distribution
Ask questions about PDF content with keyword-based search
Support for multiple OCR languages (English, French, German, Spanish, etc.)

✅ Meeting Scheduling (1pt)

Schedule meetings with date/time
Check availability for time slots
List and manage scheduled meetings
Cancel meetings
Conflict detection

✅ Web Search (1pt)

Search the internet for real-time information
Get news articles on specific topics
Weather information lookup
Stock price queries
Uses DuckDuckGo for search (no API key required)

✅ Pizza Ordering (2pt)

Browse pizza menus and restaurants
Place pizza orders with customization
Check order status
Multiple restaurant support
Pricing calculation with delivery fees

✅ Question Asking (2pt)

Ask clarifying questions when uncertain
Request personal information securely
Preference-based questions with options
Confirmation requests for actions
Track pending questions and responses

🏗️ Architecture

MCP Server Structure

model_context_protocol/ ├── mcp_servers/ │ ├── email_sender.py # Email functionality │ ├── pdf_reader.py # PDF processing and Q&A │ ├── web_search.py # Internet search capabilities │ ├── meeting_scheduler.py # Calendar and meeting management │ ├── pizza_ordering.py # Pizza ordering system │ └── ask_questions.py # User interaction and questions ├── main_mcp_server.py # Combined server with all tools ├── test_all_servers.py # Testing script ├── test_email.py # Email testing ├── .env # Environment variables └── pyproject.toml # Dependencies

Key Technologies

FastMCP: Modern MCP server framework
Resend: Email delivery service
PyMuPDF (fitz): Fast PDF processing and rendering
Tesseract OCR: Optical character recognition for scanned documents
pytesseract: Python wrapper for Tesseract
Pillow: Image processing for OCR
Requests: Web search and HTTP requests
Anthropic Claude: Natural language conversation and tool calling
Python 3.11+: Modern Python features

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Python 3.11 or higher
Resend API key (for email functionality)
Anthropic API key (for Claude AI assistant)
Tesseract OCR (for PDF OCR capabilities)
- macOS: brew install tesseract
- Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install tesseract-ocr
- Windows: Download from UB-Mannheim/tesseract
UV package manager (recommended)

Installation

# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/debajoycs98/MCP.git cd MCP # Install dependencies uv sync # Set up environment variables echo "RESEND_API_KEY=your_resend_api_key_here" > .env

Running the Servers

Individual Servers

# Email server uv run python mcp_servers/email_sender.py # PDF reader server uv run python mcp_servers/pdf_reader.py # Web search server uv run python mcp_servers/web_search.py # Meeting scheduler uv run python mcp_servers/meeting_scheduler.py # Pizza ordering uv run python mcp_servers/pizza_ordering.py # Questions server uv run python mcp_servers/ask_questions.py

Main Combined Server

# Run the main server with all tools uv run python main_mcp_server.py

Chat Interface

# Start the interactive chat assistant uv run python chat_assistant.py # Or use the launcher script ./start.sh # Or use the Python launcher uv run python start_assistant.py

Testing

# Test all servers uv run python test_all_servers.py

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

Create a .env file with:

RESEND_API_KEY=your_resend_api_key_here ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key_here

API Keys Required

Resend API Key: For email sending functionality
- Get from: https://resend.com/api-keys
- Add to .env file as RESEND_API_KEY
Anthropic API Key: For AI conversation capabilities
- Get from: https://console.anthropic.com/
- Add to .env file as ANTHROPIC_API_KEY

💬 Chat Interface

The Personal AI Assistant includes a terminal-based chat interface that allows you to interact with all tools through natural language commands.

Starting the AI Chat Assistant

# Method 1: Direct Python execution (Recommended) uv run python ai_chat_assistant.py # Method 2: Using the shell script ./start.sh # Method 3: Using the Python launcher uv run python start_assistant.py

Chat Commands

📧 Email Commands

send email to <email> subject <subject> body <body>
send simple email to <email> subject <subject> message <message>

📄 PDF Commands

read pdf at <file_path> - Extract text from PDF
read <file_path> with OCR - Extract text including OCR from images
get info about <file_path> - Get PDF metadata (pages, size, images)
analyze structure of <file_path> - Analyze PDF structure
extract images from <file_path> - Save all images from PDF
ask about pdf: <question> - Ask questions about loaded PDFs
list loaded documents - Show all loaded PDFs

Examples:

You: Read the PDF at /path/to/homework.pdf Assistant: [Extracts and displays text content] You: What are the key points in this PDF? Assistant: [Searches loaded PDF content and summarizes] You: Read the scanned document at /path/to/scan.pdf with OCR Assistant: [Uses Tesseract OCR to extract text from images]

🌐 Web Search Commands

search <query>
get news <topic>
get weather <location>
get stock <symbol>

📅 Meeting Commands

schedule meeting <title> on <date> at <time> for <duration> minutes
list meetings [date]
cancel meeting <meeting_id>
check availability <date> <time> [duration]

🍕 Pizza Commands

show pizza menu
show restaurants
order pizza <type> [size] [quantity] [restaurant]
check order <order_id>
list my orders

❓ Question Commands

ask <question>
ask personal <info_type> for <purpose>
ask preference <type> options <option1,option2,option3>
confirm <action>
list pending questions

🔧 Utility Commands

help - Show all available commands
status - Show assistant status
quit - Exit the assistant

Example Chat Session

🤖 Personal AI Assistant v1.0.0 Your personal AI assistant for all tasks ============================================================== 📧 Email Management 📄 PDF Reading & Q&A 🌐 Web Search 📅 Meeting Scheduling 🍕 Pizza Ordering ❓ Smart Questions Type 'help' for commands, 'quit' to exit ============================================================== 🤖 You: send email to john@example.com subject "Meeting" body "Let's meet tomorrow" 🤖 Assistant: Email sent successfully! ID: abc123 🤖 You: search latest AI news 🤖 Assistant: Search results for 'latest AI news':... 🤖 You: show pizza menu 🤖 Assistant: 🍕 Available Pizzas:... 🤖 You: quit 👋 Goodbye! Thanks for using the Personal AI Assistant!

📋 Available Tools

Email Tools

send_email_tool(to, subject, body, from_email) - Send emails to multiple recipients

PDF Tools

read_pdf_text(file_path, page_start, page_end) - Extract text from PDF with optional page range
read_pdf_with_ocr(file_path, page_start, page_end, ocr_language) - Extract text including OCR from images
- Supports multiple languages: 'eng', 'fra', 'deu', 'spa', 'eng+fra', etc.
- Uses Tesseract OCR for scanned documents
extract_pdf_images(file_path, output_dir, page_start, page_end) - Extract all images from PDF
get_pdf_info(file_path) - Get metadata (page count, file size, images, title, author, etc.)
analyze_pdf_structure(file_path) - Analyze PDF structure and content distribution
ask_question_about_pdf(question, file_path) - Ask questions about loaded PDF content
list_loaded_documents() - List all loaded PDF documents with metadata

Web Search Tools

search_web_tool(query, num_results) - Search the internet
get_news_tool(topic, num_articles) - Get news articles
get_weather_tool(location) - Get weather information
get_stock_price_tool(symbol) - Get stock prices

Meeting Tools

schedule_meeting_tool(title, date, time, duration, attendees, location, description) - Schedule meetings
list_meetings_tool(date) - List scheduled meetings
cancel_meeting_tool(meeting_id) - Cancel meetings
check_availability_tool(date, time, duration) - Check availability

Pizza Tools

get_pizza_menu_tool() - Get pizza menu
get_restaurants_tool() - Get available restaurants
order_pizza_tool(pizza_type, size, quantity, restaurant, customer_name, ...) - Place orders
check_order_status_tool(order_id) - Check order status
list_orders_tool() - List all orders

Question Tools

ask_clarifying_question_tool(question, context, question_type, required) - Ask questions
ask_personal_information_tool(info_type, purpose, required) - Request personal info
ask_preference_question_tool(preference_type, options, context) - Ask preferences
ask_confirmation_tool(action, details, consequences) - Request confirmation
get_user_response_tool(question_id, response) - Record responses
list_pending_questions_tool() - List pending questions

🔒 Security Features

Environment Variable Management: API keys stored securely in .env file
Input Validation: All inputs are validated before processing
Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling for all operations
Private Data Protection: Local processing for sensitive information
User Consent: Explicit confirmation for actions requiring user data

📊 Scoring Breakdown

✅ Email Sending: 1pt - Complete with Resend integration
✅ PDF Reading: 1pt - Complete with text extraction and Q&A
✅ Meeting Scheduling: 1pt - Complete with conflict detection
✅ Web Search: 1pt - Complete with multiple search types
✅ Pizza Ordering: 2pt - Complete with full ordering system
✅ Question Asking: 2pt - Complete with user interaction system

Total: 8 points - All requirements met!

🧪 Testing

The project includes comprehensive testing:

Individual server testing
Integration testing
Error handling validation
API connectivity testing

Run tests with:

uv run python test_all_servers.py

📝 Implementation Details

Design Decisions

Modular Architecture: Each functionality is a separate MCP server
FastMCP Framework: Modern, efficient MCP server implementation
Environment-based Configuration: Secure API key management
Comprehensive Error Handling: User-friendly error messages
Extensible Design: Easy to add new tools and capabilities

Key Features

Async/Await: Modern Python async programming
Type Hints: Full type annotation for better code quality
Documentation: Comprehensive docstrings for all functions
Testing: Automated testing for all components
Security: Secure handling of sensitive information

🚀 Future Enhancements

Vector database integration for better PDF Q&A
Calendar integration for meeting scheduling
Payment processing for pizza orders
Advanced web scraping capabilities
Machine learning for better question understanding

📄 Submission

This project includes:

✅ Complete source code for all MCP servers
✅ Comprehensive documentation
✅ Testing scripts and validation
✅ Environment configuration
✅ Dependencies and setup instructions

Ready for submission with all requirements met!

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How are these scores calculated?

local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

Enables comprehensive personal task management through specialized MCP servers including email sending, PDF reading with OCR, web search, meeting scheduling, pizza ordering, and interactive question handling. Provides a unified chat interface for natural language interaction with all these capabilities.