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danielkennedy1/pdf-tools-mcp
PDF download, view & manipulation utilities.
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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 claude
Manual 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.main
The server provides PDF manipulation endpoints through the MCP protocol.
Development
- Python 3.12+ required
- Uses the MCP framework for tool registration
- PDF documents are stored with UUID4 filenames for security
# Update dependencies
uv pip install -e . --upgrade
# Commit changes (uses conventional commit format)
cz commit
Dependencies
- MCP Framework
- PyMuPDF
- aiohttp/aiofiles for async operations
- python-magic-bin for file type detection
License
MIT. See LICENSE.