Pdf Reader MCP Server

Citra — PDF evidence for agents (Sylphx). Local-first structured text, tables, OCR, visual evidence, citations via MCP/CLI/SDK. Package id

Local serverstdioTypeScript

What is the Pdf Reader MCP Server?

Pdf Reader MCP lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Pdf Reader MCP directly. Citra — PDF evidence for agents (Sylphx). Local-first structured text, tables, OCR, visual evidence, citations via MCP/CLI/SDK. Package id transitional: @sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp.

What Pdf Reader MCP does

Turn PDFs into structured text, tables, OCR, visual evidence, and page-level citations — locally — via SDK, CLI, or MCP.

Practical notes

  • Maintained by sylphxltd, written in TypeScript.

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
read_pdfSmart default: markdown, tables, structure, OCR, citations
search_pdfFind page + snippet matches before deep reading
pdf_evidenceCrops, renders, inspect, focused evidence ops
persistent_warmlong-lived server, repeated identical local read_pdf after warm-up
startup_inclusivespawn + initialize + one task

How to install the Pdf Reader MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Pdf Reader MCP to Export.”
  • “Use Pdf Reader MCP to Roadmap.”
  • “Use Pdf Reader MCP to Doc.”

Frequently asked questions

Citra — PDF evidence for agents (Sylphx). Local-first structured text, tables, OCR, visual evidence, citations via MCP/CLI/SDK. Package id transitional Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.