A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides PDF reading capabilities using pdfplumber.
Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Pdf MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides PDF reading capabilities using pdfplumber.
The server publishes 3 tools. What each one is for:
extract_text — The extract_text tool exposed by this serverget_pdf_info — The get_pdf_info tool exposed by this serverextract_tables — The extract_tables tool exposed by this serverSetup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Pdf's toolset — extract_text, get_pdf_info, extract_tables — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by gstiebler; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| extract_text | The extract_text tool exposed by this server. |
| get_pdf_info | The get_pdf_info tool exposed by this server. |
| extract_tables | The extract_tables tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-reader": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/gstiebler/pdf-mcp-server.git", "pdf-mcp-server"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
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