MCP PDF Reader

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for reading and processing PDF documents. Built with Docling for document conversion and text extraction.

Features

• MCP Server with tools for PDF document processing

• Document Text Extraction: Convert PDF content to clean Markdown format

• Document Discovery: List and access available PDF files

Related MCP server: Markdownify MCP Server - UTF-8 Enhanced

Tools

The server provides two main tools:

• get_document_list: Returns a list of all available PDF files in the data directory

• get_document_text: Extracts and returns the full text content of a specified PDF file in Markdown format

Install

Make sure you have uv installed.

Clone the repository:

git clone git@github.com:mlexpertio/mcp-pdf-reader.git
cd mcp-pdf-reader

Install Python:

uv python install 3.12.10

Create and activate a virtual environment:

uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate

Install dependencies:

uv sync

Usage

Add PDF Documents

Place your PDF files in the data/ directory. The server will automatically detect and make them available through the tools.

Run MCP Server

Start the MCP server:

python server.py

The server runs using stdio transport and can be integrated with any MCP-compatible client.

Development and Testing

Use the MCP inspector to test the server:

mcp dev server.py

This will open a web interface where you can test the available tools and inspect their responses.

Use in VSCode/Cursor

You can use the MCP integration in your editor. Tools & Integrations -> New MCP Server and edit the mcp.json file to include the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader": {
      "command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/uv", // path to your uv binary
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "PATH_TO_YOUR_PROJECT", "server.py"]
    }
  }
}

License

See LICENSE file for details.