PDF Reader

Name: PDF Reader
Author: Xvvln

by Xvvlnversion 0.2.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.Xvvln/pdf-reader-mcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

MCP server for extracting text, images, tables, links, annotations, and metadata from PDF files.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Docs, sheets & office work

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdf-insight-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add pdf-reader -- uvx pdf-insight-mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdf-insight-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "pdf-reader": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdf-insight-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account Xvvln, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

More stars than 0% of the other 2191 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 13% of the other 2191 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2191 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is PDF Reader safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.2.1) reached the registry 5 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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pdf-reader-mcp

一个用于读取和分析 PDF 文件的 MCP 服务器。它可以为支持 MCP（Model Context Protocol）的客户端提供 PDF 文本、页面图片、表格、链接、批注、目录、元数据和基础文本统计。

A PDF-focused MCP server for extracting text, rendered pages, tables, links, annotations, outlines, metadata, and text statistics from PDF files.

Package name

GitHub repository: pdf-reader-mcp
MCP Registry name: io.github.Xvvln/pdf-reader-mcp
PyPI package: pdf-insight-mcp
CLI commands: pdf-reader-mcp and pdf-insight-mcp

pdf-reader-mcp is the project name. The PyPI package is published as pdf-insight-mcp because the pdf-reader-mcp package name is not available on PyPI.

Features

Tool	What it does
`get_pdf_info`	Read document metadata, page count, file size, and encryption status.
`read_pdf_as_text`	Extract text from selected pages with page and character limits.
`read_pdf_as_images`	Render selected pages as base64-encoded images.
`get_pdf_outline`	Read bookmarks and outline entries.
`search_pdf_text`	Search text and return per-match page context.
`extract_pdf_tables`	Extract structured tables when PyMuPDF can detect them.
`extract_pdf_images`	Extract embedded PDF images.
`get_pdf_page_info`	Inspect one page's size, text, images, links, and rotation.
`extract_pdf_links`	Extract external URLs and internal page jumps.
`get_pdf_annotations`	Read comments, highlights, and annotation metadata.
`get_pdf_text_stats`	Compute text, line, paragraph, and scan-likelihood stats.
`compare_pdf_pages`	Compare text similarity between two pages.

Quick start

Install uv if you do not already have it:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Run the server directly from PyPI:

uvx pdf-insight-mcp

Or install it first:

python -m pip install pdf-insight-mcp

pdf-reader-mcp

MCP client configuration

Use the published PyPI package:

"mcpServers": { "pdf-reader": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["pdf-insight-mcp"] } } }

Use a local checkout for development:

"mcpServers": { "pdf-reader": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/absolute/path/to/pdf-reader-mcp", "run", "pdf-reader-mcp" ] } } }

Replace /absolute/path/to/pdf-reader-mcp with the absolute path to this repository on your machine.

Common usage

Ask your MCP client to call tools with an absolute PDF path. Example requests:

Read /Users/me/Documents/report.pdf as text.

Search /Users/me/Documents/report.pdf for "baseline characteristics". Render pages 1-3 of /Users/me/Documents/report.pdf as images. Extract links and annotations from /Users/me/Documents/review.pdf.

For large PDFs, prefer small page ranges first. For scanned or layout-sensitive PDFs, use read_pdf_as_images with a small pages range and moderate dpi.

Limits and behavior

read_pdf_as_text defaults to at most 50 pages and 200000 returned characters.
read_pdf_as_images rejects requests above 20 pages.
read_pdf_as_images defaults to an overall image payload cap of about 20 MB.
extract_pdf_images returns at most 20 embedded images but reports the actual detected total.
Encrypted PDFs are rejected unless they are already accessible without a password.
Scanned PDFs may have little or no extractable text. Use image rendering or OCR outside this server when needed.

Development

Install dependencies:

uv sync --extra dev

Run tests:

uv run pytest -q

Build the package:

uv build

uvx twine check dist/*

Run the local server:

uv run pdf-reader-mcp

Release

Releases are published through GitHub Actions.

Before the first release, configure PyPI Trusted Publishing with:

PyPI project name: pdf-insight-mcp

Owner: Xvvln Repository name: pdf-reader-mcp Workflow filename: publish.yml Environment name: leave empty

Then release by bumping versions in pyproject.toml and server.json, committing the change, and pushing a version tag:

git tag vX.Y.Z

git push origin main --tags

The Publish workflow runs tests, builds the Python package, publishes to PyPI, authenticates to the MCP Registry with GitHub OIDC, and publishes server.json.

Tech stack

Python 3.10+
MCP Python SDK
PyMuPDF
uv
pytest

License

MIT

PDF Reader

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

Common questions

Alternatives

Agent-Native Calendar

Excel MCP Server

MCP Server for Excel

README from the maker

pdf-reader-mcp

Package name

Features

Quick start

MCP client configuration

Common usage

Limits and behavior

Development

Release

Tech stack

License