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Pdf Reader MCP Server

@sunderbharath85

Basic information

Category

Files & Storage

Transports

stdio

Author

sunderbharath85

Submitted by

Sundhar Bharath Kamanuru

About Pdf Reader MCP Server

An MCP server that can extract text from PDFs and images. It supports:

Pdf Reader MCP Server config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is Pdf Reader?

Pdf Reader is an MCP server that extracts text from PDFs and images. It supports native text extraction from PDFs with embedded text and OCR for scanned PDFs and images using Tesseract.

How to use Pdf Reader?

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Key features of Pdf Reader

Native text extraction from PDFs with embedded text
OCR for scanned PDFs and images via Tesseract
Optional Poppler for faster PDF conversion
Falls back to tesseract.js if Tesseract CLI is absent
Cross‑platform (macOS, Windows, Linux)

Use cases of Pdf Reader

Extracting text from digital PDFs
Performing OCR on scanned PDFs or document images
Automating document processing in a server environment

Frequently asked questions

1

What are the runtime requirements?

Node.js >= 18.18 is required. For best OCR on PDFs, Poppler and Tesseract CLI are recommended.

2

How do I install Poppler and Tesseract?

Instructions differ by OS: use Homebrew on macOS, Chocolatey or manual install on Windows, and `apt-get` on Ubuntu/Debian.

3

What happens if Poppler is not installed?

The server falls back to slower whole‑file OCR instead of using `pdftoppm`.

4

What happens if Tesseract CLI is not installed?

The server falls back to `tesseract.js`, which downloads language data on first use.

5

Which platforms are supported?

macOS, Windows, and Linux (Ubuntu/Debian instructions provided).

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