Designed for integration with Windsurf IDE by Codeium, enabling the reading and processing of PDF and EPUB documents within the IDE environment.
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., "@MCP Document Readersummarize the key points from the latest project report PDF"
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.
mcp-document-reader
A rudimentary MCP server for interacting with PDF and EPUB documents.
I use this with Windsurf IDE by Codeium, which only supports MCP tools, not resources.
Installation
Requirements
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jbchouinard/mcp-document-reader.git
cd mcp-document-reader
poetry installRelated MCP server: docs-mcp-server
Configure MCP Server
Run with poetry:
{
"mcpServers": {
"documents": {
"command": "poetry",
"args": ["-C", "path/to/mcp-document-reader", "run", "mcp-document-reader"]
}
}
}Alternatively, build and install with pip, then run the script directly:
poetry build
pipx install dist/*.whl
which mcp-document-readerThen use the following config, with the path output by which:
{
"mcpServers": {
"documents": {
"command": "/path/to/mcp-document-reader",
"args": []
}
}
}Development
Setup
# Install dependencies
poetry installTesting
poetry run pytestLinting
poetry run ruff check --fix .
poetry run ruff format .License
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