About Pdf Lite MCP
Pdf Lite MCP is an MCP server published by tsaol in the Content category: pdf-reader-mcp.
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Install
From source
git clone https://github.com/tsaol/pdf-lite-mcpThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
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pdf-lite-mcp
Features
- Read PDFs from local files or URLs
- Extract specific pages or full content
- Metadata extraction (title, author, page count)
- Batch processing support
- Security-focused with path validation
Installation
From PyPI (recommended)
# Install using uvx (no need to clone repository)
uvx pdf-lite-mcp
# Or install globally
pip install pdf-lite-mcp
From source
# Install uv
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/tsaol/pdf-lite-mcp.git
cd pdf-lite-mcp
uv sync
Amazon Q CLI Configuration
Using PyPI package (recommended)
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-lite": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["pdf-lite-mcp"],
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": ["read_pdf"]
}
}
}
Using local development version
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-lite": {
"command": "uv",
"args": ["run", "python", "src/main.py"],
"cwd": "/path/to/pdf-lite-mcp",
"env": {
"PYTHONPATH": "."
}
}
}
}
Using Git URL
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-lite": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/tsaol/pdf-lite-mcp.git", "pdf-lite-mcp"],
"env": {
"PYTHONPATH": "."
}
}
}
}
Usage
Basic PDF Reading
{
"tool_name": "read_pdf",
"arguments": {
"sources": [{"path": "./document.pdf"}],
"include_full_text": true
}
}
Specific Pages
{
"tool_name": "read_pdf",
"arguments": {
"sources": [{"path": "./report.pdf", "pages": [1, 3, 5]}]
}
}
Multiple PDFs
{
"tool_name": "read_pdf",
"arguments": {
"sources": [
{"path": "./doc1.pdf"},
{"url": "https://example.com/doc2.pdf"}
]
}
}
Testing
# Basic tests
uv run python tests/simple_test.py
# Server tests
uv run python tests/test_server.py
# PDF processing tests (requires network)
uv run python tests/test_with_pdf.py
License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
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