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Pdf Mcp

io.github.jztan/pdf-mcp · v3.7.0

Agentic RAG over one PDF or a whole folder: hybrid search, selective page reads, tables, OCR.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add pdf-mcp -e PDF_MCP_CACHE_DIR=<PDF_MCP_CACHE_DIR> -e PDF_MCP_CACHE_TTL=<PDF_MCP_CACHE_TTL> -e PDF_MCP_CACHE_MAX_MB=<PDF_MCP_CACHE_MAX_MB> -- uvx pdf-mcp==3.7.0
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdf-mcp==3.7.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PDF_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "<PDF_MCP_CACHE_DIR>",
        "PDF_MCP_CACHE_TTL": "<PDF_MCP_CACHE_TTL>",
        "PDF_MCP_CACHE_MAX_MB": "<PDF_MCP_CACHE_MAX_MB>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdf-mcp==3.7.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PDF_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "<PDF_MCP_CACHE_DIR>",
        "PDF_MCP_CACHE_TTL": "<PDF_MCP_CACHE_TTL>",
        "PDF_MCP_CACHE_MAX_MB": "<PDF_MCP_CACHE_MAX_MB>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "pdf-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdf-mcp==3.7.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PDF_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "<PDF_MCP_CACHE_DIR>",
        "PDF_MCP_CACHE_TTL": "<PDF_MCP_CACHE_TTL>",
        "PDF_MCP_CACHE_MAX_MB": "<PDF_MCP_CACHE_MAX_MB>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
PDF_MCP_CACHE_DIR
Optional
Directory for storing PDF cache (default: ~/.cache/pdf-mcp)
PDF_MCP_CACHE_TTL
Optional
Optional time expiry in hours; unset keeps a document while its PDF exists
PDF_MCP_CACHE_MAX_MB
Optional
Cache size cap in MB, least recently used evicted first (default: 2048; 0 = no cap)

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
Packagehttps://github.com/jztan/pdf-mcp/releases/download/v3.7.0/pdf-mcp-3.7.0.mcpb (MCPB, stdio)
First published7 Nov 2026
Last updated7 Nov 2026
Registry nameio.github.jztan/pdf-mcp

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