PDF2MD MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that converts PDF files to Markdown format using AI sampling capabilities.

Features

Convert PDF files to Markdown using AI content extraction
Support for both local file paths and URLs
Incremental conversion - resume from where you left off
Configurable output directory
Built with FastMCP for high performance

Installation

pip install pdf2md-mcp

Usage

As an MCP Server

Start the server:

pdf2md-mcp

The server will expose MCP tools for PDF to Markdown conversion.

Available Tools

`convert_pdf_to_markdown`

Converts a PDF file to Markdown format using AI sampling.

Parameters:

file_path (string): Local file path or URL to the PDF file
output_dir (string, optional): Output directory for the markdown file. Defaults to the same directory as input file (for local files) or current working directory (for URLs)

Returns:

output_file: Path to the generated markdown file
summary: Summary of the conversion task
pages_processed: Number of pages processed

Requirements

Python 3.10+
An MCP-compatible client with AI sampling capabilities
Network access for URL-based PDF files

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/shuminghuang/pdf2md-mcp.git
cd pdf2md-mcp
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Running Tests

pytest

Code Formatting

black .
isort .

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

This server cannot be installed

security - not tested

license - permissive license

quality - not tested

How are these scores calculated?

hybrid server

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

An MCP server that converts PDF files to Markdown format using AI sampling capabilities, supporting both local files and URLs with incremental conversion features.

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