Enables the conversion of PDF and DOCX files into Markdown and the conversion of Markdown documents back into PDF and DOCX formats.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Document Reading and Converter ToolConvert project_proposal.pdf to markdown so I can read it"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Document Reading and Converter Tool
The goal is to have a tool that can read and edit files, using Cursor or Claude Desktop.
The filesystem MCP already allows reading, writing and editing documents, but is limited in that it cannot:
Read pdfs or docx files
Reads the full document, which can cause context overflow
To address these issues, we create:
A fresh
doc-reading-mcpmcp service allowing for document conversions between pdf, docx and markdown.
Features
PDF to Markdown conversion using marker-pdf
DOCX to Markdown conversion using pandoc
Markdown to DOCX conversion using pandoc
Markdown to PDF conversion using pandoc
Prerequisites
Python 3.10 or higher
[pandoc] (https://pandoc.org/installing.html) installed on your system
[uv] (https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) for Python package management
Installation
Or install directly from the source:
Usage
Run as a standalone server
Or run directly:
Use with MCP Inspector
Configure in Claude Desktop, Cursor or Windsurf
Add this to your MCP Configuration:
Run in Cursor/Windsurf/Claude using the following configuration:
Replace
/absolute/path/to/with the actual path on your system.