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MCP server from danielkennedy1/pdf-tools-mcp
MCP Trust Score
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Trust Score55/100
- • Core MCP protocol features implemented (20/40)
- • Room for improvement in GitHub community
- • Optimal dependency management (20/20)
- • Moderate deployment maturity (5/10)
- • Documentation (8/8)
- • Archestra MCP Trust score badge is missing
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Repository statistics and activity
⭐ GitHub Stars:27
👥 Contributors:3
📋 Total Issues:2
📦 Has Releases:No
🔧 Has CI/CD Pipeline:Yes
Configuration
Configuration example extracted from README.md for Claude Desktop and other clients.
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{
"pdf-tools-mcp": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"src.main"
],
"env": {}
}
}MCP Protocol Support
Implemented MCP protocol features
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Tools:✓
Prompts:✗
Resources:✓
Sampling:✗
Roots:✗
Logging:✗
STDIO Transport:✗
HTTP Transport:✓
OAuth2 Auth:✗
Dependencies
5 dependencies
Libraries and frameworks used by this MCP server
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README.md
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.
Resources
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[](https://archestra.ai/mcp-catalog/danielkennedy1__pdf-tools-mcp)README.md
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.