Convert a document to clean Markdown format. Use this when you need structured, readable output from any document; for PDFs headings are detected and formatted, for TXT/CSV content is wrapped in code blocks, and MD files are returned as-is. Read-only.

Extract embedded images from a PDF as base64-encoded data, up to 10 per call. Use this when you need to retrieve figures, charts, or photos embedded in a PDF document. Read-only.

Extract table-like structures from a document, detecting pipe-delimited, tab-delimited, and multi-space-delimited columns. Use this when you need structured tabular data from a PDF, CSV, or text file. Read-only.

Get document metadata including title, author, dates, page count, and file size. Use this when you need document properties without reading its content; returns full PDF-specific fields (subject, creator, producer, version) for PDF files. Read-only.

Extract the heading structure and table of contents from a document. Use this to understand document organization before reading specific sections; detects numbered sections, ALL-CAPS headings, and markdown # headings. Read-only.

Get a quick summary by extracting the first 3 pages or ~100 lines of a document. Use this to preview document content before deciding to read it in full. Read-only.

List all documents in the configured directory with format detection and metadata (filename, pages, size). Use this to discover available documents before reading or searching. Read-only.

Show all supported document formats and their dependency installation status. Use this to check which formats are available and diagnose missing dependencies. Read-only.

Force OCR text extraction on a PDF, bypassing normal text extraction. Use this when read_document returns garbled or empty text from a scanned PDF; requires tesseract and pdftoppm. Read-only.

Read text content from a document with optional page selection. Use this when you need the raw text of a PDF, TXT, MD, CSV, or DOCX file; supports page ranges (e.g. "1-5", "1-3,7,10-12") and auto-OCR fallback for scanned PDFs. Read-only.

Extract text from a standalone image file (PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP) using OCR. Use this when you need to read text from an image rather than a document; supports multiple languages via tesseract. Read-only.

Download a document from a URL and extract its text content (max 50MB). Use this when the document is hosted online rather than in the local directory; supports PDF and plain text URLs. Read-only, downloads to a temporary file.

Search for text within a document and return matching lines with context and approximate page numbers. Use this when you need to find specific content without reading the entire document. Read-only.