PDF Extraction MCP Server (Claude Code Fork)

Name: PDF Extraction MCP Server (Claude Code Fork)
Author: xraywu

@xraywu

Repository

About PDF Extraction MCP Server (Claude Code Fork)

MCP server to extract contents from a PDF file

Basic information

Config

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-pdf-extraction-server": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "venv",
        "venv"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools

Extract contents from a local PDF file

Overview

What is PDF Extraction MCP Server (Claude Code Fork)?

The PDF Extraction MCP Server (Claude Code Fork) is an MCP server that extracts text content from PDF files. It is a fork of the original server with critical fixes for installing and running with Claude Code CLI.

How to use PDF Extraction MCP Server (Claude Code Fork)?

Clone the repository, install in development mode with pip install -e ., then find the installed command path and add it to Claude Code using claude mcp add pdf-extraction /full/path/to/pdf-extraction. Once added, start a new Claude session and use /mcp to confirm connection; then ask Claude to extract content from a local PDF by specifying the file path and optionally a comma-separated list of pages (e.g., "1-3,-1").

Key features of PDF Extraction MCP Server (Claude Code Fork)

Extracts text from local PDF files
Supports OCR for scanned documents
Optional page selection with comma-separated numbers
Supports negative indexing (e.g., -1 for last page)
Fixed for Claude Code CLI installation
Runnable as a Python module via python -m pdf_extraction

Use cases of PDF Extraction MCP Server (Claude Code Fork)

Extract content from PDFs for analysis or summarization in Claude
Process specific pages (including the last page) from a multi‑page document
Handle scanned documents via OCR within Claude Code
Automate PDF data extraction in MCP‑enabled workflows

FAQ from PDF Extraction MCP Server (Claude Code Fork)

What are the required dependencies?

Python 3.11+ and the packages mcp>=1.2.0, pypdf2>=3.0.1, pytesseract>=0.3.10, Pillow>=10.0.0, pydantic>=2.10.1,<3.0.0, and pymupdf>=1.24.0.

How do I add the server to Claude Code?

After installing, run which pdf-extraction to get the full path, then execute claude mcp add pdf-extraction /full/path/to/pdf-extraction.

Does this fork work with Claude Desktop?

No, this fork is specifically for Claude Code CLI. For Claude Desktop, refer to the original repository.

What does the extract-pdf-contents tool accept?

It requires a pdf_path string (local file path

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