PDF Tools MCP
A comprehensive set of PDF manipulation tools built with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) framework.
Features
Local PDF Operations
- Display: Render PDF pages as images
- Merge: Combine multiple pages into a single long page
- Metadata: Extract document metadata
- Text: Extract text blocks and detailed text information
- Snippets: Create freeform or full-width snippets from PDF pages
- Fuse: Combine pages from multiple documents into a single document
Remote PDF Operations
- Display: Render remote PDF pages as images
- Download: Fetch PDFs from URLs to local storage
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install PDF Tools for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @danielkennedy1/pdf-tools-mcp --client claudeManual Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/pdf-tools-mcp.git
cd pdf-tools-mcp
# Install dependencies
uv pip install -e .Usage
Start the MCP server:
python -m src.mainThe server provides PDF manipulation endpoints through the MCP protocol.
