mcp-pdf-tools
# WORK IN PROGRESS - USE WITH CAUTION - Windows:
# MCP PDF Tools Server
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides PDF manipulation tools. This server allows LLMs to perform operations like merging PDFs and extracting pages through the Model Context Protocol.
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## Features
- Merge multiple PDF files into a single PDF
- Merge multiple PDF files into a single PDF in user specified order
- Extract specific pages from a PDF file
- Search PDFs *filesystem search or Everything search works better than this*
- Find (and merge) related PDFs based on text extraction and regex pattern matching from a target input PDF
## Installation
1. Clone this repository
2.
```bash
cd mcp-pdf-tools
# Create and activate virtual environment
uv venv
.venv\Scripts\activate
# Install the package
uv pip install -e .
```
## Usage with Claude Desktop
Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-tools": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"PATH_TO\\mcp-pdf-tools",
"run",
"pdf-tools"
]
}
}
}
```
TDQS
Scored across 5 tools
There is some overlap between tools like 'merge-pdfs' and 'merge-pdfs-ordered', which could cause confusion as both handle merging but with different ordering approaches. However, other tools like 'extract-pages' and 'search-pdfs' have distinct purposes, and descriptions help clarify the differences between merging variants.
All tool names follow a consistent verb-noun pattern with hyphen separation (e.g., 'extract-pages', 'merge-pdfs'), making them predictable and readable. There are no deviations in naming conventions across the set.
With 5 tools, this server is well-scoped for PDF manipulation tasks, covering extraction, merging, and searching without being overly complex or too sparse. Each tool appears to serve a specific and necessary function in the domain.
The tool set covers key PDF operations like extraction, merging, and searching, with 'find-related-pdfs' adding a unique content-based feature. A minor gap is the lack of tools for PDF creation or editing (e.g., adding text or images), but core workflows are adequately supported for a focused PDF utility server.